@LotterCrafts Thanks a lot! By the way, what are the tech-level limitations? Should we stick with (more or less) current technology (rockets, jets, and kinetic/explosive weapons), or we are allowed to use things like plasma cannons, FTL drives (or at least, drives that works with the principles of an FTL drive regardless of actual speed), energy shields, retractor beams, or even repair nanites? And finally, is a player restricted to building for only one side, or can the player build for both sides?
@LotterCrafts So... does "closed cockpit" mean "The cockpit must at least looks like a sealed one", or "it must be completely sealed in-game"? I'm not asking this question for myself, for most detailing would fry my (potato of a) phone to a crisp anyway, but many more detailed platinum builds do seem to have at least some simulations for a cockpit without using the glass mod. That said, I'm also asking this for that I'm wondering who will be idiotic enough to bring a WWI biplane to a war in solar orbit...
Technically speaking, this is not a helicopter due to its lack of rotors... It should be considered as a tiltjet, given the wingtip engines. On the same vein, I'm quite sure this thing have more than two engines, given the amount of intakes and nozzles...
@WDRoosevelt Cool! BTW, when were those ships launched? Around the beginning of WWII, judging by the radar? Also, given their roles and shapes, I assume they are slower than their contemporaries, but better protected against both enemy gunfire and torpedoes?
Looks cool! Is this ship supposed to be half American and half British? The turrets, rangefinders, rear mast, and stacks looks quite American, but the bridge, fore mast, catapult, and secondary guns look somewhat British.
@IisFailing The cannon is the point, but the cannon got a bit too heavy... The engines are a bit weaker than the other twin-engine plane with a monster cannon (700 hp compared to 1,700 hp of the B-25 Mitchell), so...
This thing's abit heavy and unwieldy - especially at high altitudes, perhaps not too much of an issue for its given role as a bomber-hunter. Also, why is this plane this heavy?
Soooo... In this AU, WWII is caused by the revolution in Russia of that universe? Also, I assume that revolution happened 20 years later than in real-life?
@spefyjerbf Yup, the rear engine pods and parts of the fuselage do resemble their counterparts on the orbis, although most of those can also be seen as a direct successor to that of the RONIN MKI. That said, this build is indeed quite a majestic one.
@DeathStalker627 I know I'm never gonna build anything as awesome, but what I'm thinking is someone actually making variants of the this chassis with different weapon loadouts...
An IFV that cannot carry troops, but a huge cannon and a bunch of ATGMs? I assume those are closer to mobile gun systems and/or tank destroyers... (As in the Stryker variants)
@AWESOMENESS360 Elon musk sending his red roadster into earth-mars transfer orbit, and the song was the background music on the CGI video predating the event by one day...
"please make sure the bays are open when launching, AG1, otherwise big badaboom" How about making sure that they are sharing the same activation group?
@LotterCrafts Thanks a lot! By the way, what are the tech-level limitations? Should we stick with (more or less) current technology (rockets, jets, and kinetic/explosive weapons), or we are allowed to use things like plasma cannons, FTL drives (or at least, drives that works with the principles of an FTL drive regardless of actual speed), energy shields, retractor beams, or even repair nanites? And finally, is a player restricted to building for only one side, or can the player build for both sides?
@LotterCrafts So... does "closed cockpit" mean "The cockpit must at least looks like a sealed one", or "it must be completely sealed in-game"? I'm not asking this question for myself, for most detailing would fry my (potato of a) phone to a crisp anyway, but many more detailed platinum builds do seem to have at least some simulations for a cockpit without using the glass mod. That said, I'm also asking this for that I'm wondering who will be idiotic enough to bring a WWI biplane to a war in solar orbit...
@Irobert55 And cargo transports, I assume? Also, what does closed cockpits mean?
Does the craft need to survive re-entry to count?
+2It's... Beautiful...
+2Technically speaking, this is not a helicopter due to its lack of rotors... It should be considered as a tiltjet, given the wingtip engines. On the same vein, I'm quite sure this thing have more than two engines, given the amount of intakes and nozzles...
@WDRoosevelt Cool!
@WDRoosevelt Cool! BTW, when were those ships launched? Around the beginning of WWII, judging by the radar? Also, given their roles and shapes, I assume they are slower than their contemporaries, but better protected against both enemy gunfire and torpedoes?
+1Looks cool! Is this ship supposed to be half American and half British? The turrets, rangefinders, rear mast, and stacks looks quite American, but the bridge, fore mast, catapult, and secondary guns look somewhat British.
+1@IisFailing Sorry for the confusion!
@IisFailing The cannon is the point, but the cannon got a bit too heavy... The engines are a bit weaker than the other twin-engine plane with a monster cannon (700 hp compared to 1,700 hp of the B-25 Mitchell), so...
@IisFailing The entire point of this plane...
@Alexiozo And they blast away at your tank/SPAAG/whatever with its monster-sized cannon as you are helpless to stop it?
@otayahiromo8211 Yup, good enough by my standards, and being capable of actually trying them without frying my phone is also a bonus
A zwilling biplane attacker with the shape of an ultralight... What have science done?
+1@Spitfirelad05 True...
Dreadnought?
+1The gun looks... Oversized... For the chassis, that is...
This thing's abit heavy and unwieldy - especially at high altitudes, perhaps not too much of an issue for its given role as a bomber-hunter. Also, why is this plane this heavy?
So... Basically a set of Schrage musik on a carrier-borne recon plane?
How many engines does this craft have? Looks like a single-engine jet to me...
Ar-234C?
B-58 Hustler?
Soooo... In this AU, WWII is caused by the revolution in Russia of that universe? Also, I assume that revolution happened 20 years later than in real-life?
why...
Just realized that the part count is particularly sinister, which does go hand in hand with the original function of this bomber...
Nice to see another build from ya, Sled!
+1@Mustang51 Now they do.
Cool!
+1"Three wheels", eh?
Do not turn over 20mph or you will turn over?
+1@spefyjerbf Yup, the rear engine pods and parts of the fuselage do resemble their counterparts on the orbis, although most of those can also be seen as a direct successor to that of the RONIN MKI. That said, this build is indeed quite a majestic one.
+2@spefyjerbf Same here, and shares an uncanny resemblance to your (and Epwurd's) aesthetics as well
+2How many woofers did you put in this car?
Why the ..-. ..- -.-. -.- did you choose that name? Because of the sheer amount of stuff ejected from the craft, I assume?
+1@DemonSniper8 I know what you mean, it's just that this vehicle had a speed more in line with regional jets than automobiles...
What type of turbo are you using? Turboshaft or turboprop? (This car is faster than pretty much any WWII piston-driven aircraft)
A car that is as fast as most WWII fighter planes...
Where does the bomb come out of?
Nice paint scheme! (I mean it looks similar to the real-life blackbird now)
Is this the craft used in the episode when the starship Yamato came under attack from the Gamillon dimensional sub?
Is this supposed to be a maritime patrol plane?
+1@DeathStalker627 I know I'm never gonna build anything as awesome, but what I'm thinking is someone actually making variants of the this chassis with different weapon loadouts...
An IFV that cannot carry troops, but a huge cannon and a bunch of ATGMs? I assume those are closer to mobile gun systems and/or tank destroyers... (As in the Stryker variants)
Nice job! I just learnt a new way of XML-ing with (seemingly) infinite fuel from this car.
@AWESOMENESS360 Because you commented "TO SPACE WE GO", I thought about one certain Tesla that actually went into space as deadweight...
+1@AWESOMENESS360 Elon musk sending his red roadster into earth-mars transfer orbit, and the song was the background music on the CGI video predating the event by one day...
+1@AWESOMENESS360 "It's a god-awful small affair/To the girl with the mousy hair..." Sorry, wrong car and wrong color...
Cozy C... OUCH!
"please make sure the bays are open when launching, AG1, otherwise big badaboom" How about making sure that they are sharing the same activation group?