Thursday, October 10, 2013

Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor

The Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor was a Clone Wars era starfighter that was used by the Jedi Knights.

It would inspire the later Eta-2 Actis-class light interceptor.

You can read about the ship on Wookiepedia.

Role: Starfighter, Interceptor
Manufacturer: Kuat Systems Engineering
Build At: Various
Size: 8 metres
Speed: Unknown
Hyperdrive: Class 1.0 (with booster ring)
Shielding: Yes
 Main Battery: 2 Light Laser Cannons
Secondary Weapons:  None
Anti-Fighter Weapons:  None
Complement: None
Availability: Tech Level 0

I am currently using a holder model for testing purposes. If you have a model I can use let me know.

BTL-A4 LP "Longprobe"

The BTL-A4 LP "Longprobe" was a modified version of the standard Y-Wing bomber used by the Rebel Navy.

They fullfilled the same role as the TIE Scouts, and have the same 'ping' ability to scout battlefields. They are also stealth capable and can gather a small amount of fleet / defence information for a planet.

You can read about the ship on Wookiepedia.


Role: Starfighter, Space Superiority Fighter, Reconnaisance
Manufacturer: Koensayr Manufacturing
Build At: Various
Size: 16 metres
Speed: 80 MGLT
Hyperdrive: Class 1.0
Shielding: Yes
 Main Battery: 2 Light Laser Cannons, Ion Cannons
Secondary Weapons:  Proton Torpedos
Anti-Fighter Weapons:  None
Complement: None
Availability: Tech Level 2

I am currently the default model for testing purposes. If you have a model I can use let me know.

Barloz-class Medium Freighter

The Barloz-class Medium Freighter was a popular freighter during the end of the Galactic Republic and the Rise of the Empire periods. It was later superceded by the YT-1300 freighter.

They were useful for hauling freight.

You can read more about this ship on Wookiepedia.

Role: Transport
Manufacturer:  Corellian Engineering Corporation
Build At: Corellia
Size: 41 metres
Speed: 20 MGLT
Hyperdrive: Class 2
Shielding: 240 SBD
 Main Battery: 1 Medium Laser Cannon
Secondary Weapons: None
Anti-Fighter Weapons:  None
Complement: None
Availability: Tech Level 0



I am currently the default model for testing purposes. If you have a model I can use let me know.

Republic Light Assault Cruiser

The Republic Light Assault Cruiser was a fast attack corvette from the Clone Wars. The Rebel Navy had a few of them but replaced them with the more advanced CR90 Corvettes as they could.

You can read more about the ship on Wookiepedia.

Role:  Star Cruiser (small end of battlecruiser range)
Manufacturer: Corellian Engineering Corporation
Build At: Corellia
Size: approx ~185 metres
Speed: 60 MGLT
Hyperdrive: Class 2
Shielding: Unknown
 Main Battery: 6 Light Turbolasers
Secondary Weapons: None
Anti-Fighter Weapons:  None
Complement: None
Availability: Tech Level 0

I am currently using a holder model. If you have a better model I can use please let me know.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Liberator Cruiser

The Liberator Cruiser was a powerful front line SoroSuub Corporation capital ship used by the Rebel Alliance Fleet during the Galactic Civil War. It had heavy shielding and armour for a ship of its size, and its large complement of starfighters made it a valuable addition to the Rebel Navy.

You can read more about the ship on Wookiepedia.

Role:  Star Cruiser (small end of battlecruiser range)
Manufacturer:SoroSuub Corporation
Build At: Sullust
Size: 8,50 metres
Speed: 30 MGLT
Hyperdrive: Class 2
Shielding: Unknown
 Main Battery: 240 Heavy Turbolaser Cannons, 200 Heavy Ion Cannons
Secondary Weapons: None
Anti-Fighter Weapons:  None
Complement: X-Wings, Y-Wings, B-Wings, A-Wings (6 Squadrons)
Availability: Tech Level 2

I am currently using a holder model. If you have a better model I can use please let me know.

Mediator-class Battle Cruiser

The Mediator-class battle cruiser was an advanced warship developed by the Mon Calamari for use by the New Republic Defense Fleet.

You can read more about the ship on Wookiepedia.

Role:  Battlecruiser
Manufacturer: Mon Calimari Shipyards
Build At: Dac, Hast, Pammant
Size: 8,500 metres
Speed: 30 MGLT
Hyperdrive: Class 2
Shielding: Unknown
 Main Battery: 1.000 Heavy Turbolaser Cannons, 500 Heavy Ion Cannons
Secondary Weapons: 20 Proton Torpedo Launchers
Anti-Fighter Weapons:  None
Complement: X-Wings, Y-Wings, B-Wings, A-Wings (6 - 8 Squadrons)
Availability: Tech Level 5

I am currently using a holder model. If you have a better model I can use please let me know.

Update: Working on Balance

I'm currently finishing up the Rebel Navy with a November beta Space only release as my target launch for the mod.
While doing that I have started to think about balance, especially for ships where I don't have canon values for various stats.
The following chart lists where I am currently at in terms of baselines by ship/station class:
Class Build Time Population Value Maintenance Value AI Power Armour Shields
Space Station 420 0 0.1 2000 100 5000
Battle Station 360 0 0.1 3500 100 7500
Star Dreadnaught 300 10 2.5 7500 125 12500
Star Battlecruiser 240 7 0.5 1500 100 5000
Star Destroyer 180 5 0.25 500 75 3500
Frigate 120 3 0.05 150 50 1000
Corvette 60 2 0.025 75 25 500
Starfighter 30 1 0.01 5 * Number of Ships in Squadron 5 50

Legend

  • Class: The ship or building class.
  • Build Time: In Seconds.
  • Population Value: How many population units the vessel takes up. Older and more inefficient ships like the Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser would have higher values than the baseline.
  • Maintenance Value: Taken from your income, the higher your maintenance the less money you'll have for new spending. Older or more ineffecient ships in a class would be higher than the baseline.
  • AI Power: This is how the AI calculates how powerful a unit is for battle auto-resolve and for determining if a force is powerful enough to launch an attack.
  • Armour: A general number, I have these setup in the config file and will probably need to tweak this. It works like a damage modifier, +/- damaage based on damage types like laser, turbolaser, missile etc.
  • Shields: in SBD
Does this look ok? What are your thoughts?