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Change around some ships

Feb 14, 2013 idd link
Simple.

Change the Itani's vulture MKIVs in Deneb into Itani Centurion Border Gaurdians and the Serco vulture MKIVs in Deneb into Serco Vulture Guardians.

It should add some diversity to the battles and it doesn't make sense that both sides should use the same fighter ships (I'm fine with capital ships).
Feb 14, 2013 Pizzasgood link
+1

This would also make it easier to visually distinguish the ships.
Feb 14, 2013 tarenty link
+1
Feb 15, 2013 abortretryfail link
+1 that'd be sweet.
Feb 15, 2013 greenwall link
+1 to greater ship variety -- though it really doesn't matter which ships the AI is flying.
Feb 15, 2013 Alloh link
+1 to diversity...

Going one step further, make the guards on each nation's space use a nation-specific ship, as outlined above, and WTDs for UIT.

Would be great to see battles with Itanis using rounded ships, and Serco in sharp corners ships!
Feb 15, 2013 LeberMac link
And then we'll hear whining about how the Serco lose all the bot-vs-bot battles because the IBG's outperform the SVG's at every turn. Trust me. It'll happen. In order to make things "fair" I think the ships should remain the same on both sides more-or-less overall.

Except maybe make the Serco ones light pink so I can see them coming.

But if you're going to make the ships of different sides different, throw in some Akanese ships every once in a while - black Valk X-1's that come swooping in - instead of an Itani Trident.
Feb 15, 2013 TerranAmbassador link
/me imagines three-way battle between Itani, Serco, and Akanese pilots.
Feb 15, 2013 Pizzasgood link
Doubt it. Despite how much the Itani government likes to protest that they do not stand behind the Order of Akan, the Itani people sure don't seem to mind it when the Akanese pull their smurfy butts out of the fire.
Feb 16, 2013 Alloh link
Serco lose all the bot-vs-bot battles because the IBG's outperform the SVG's at every turn

Unlike players, bots do throw dices... Outcome of each NPC "duel" and overall battle can be balanced out by AI. Indeed, selecting the proper algorithms, Devs can make NPCs flying EC-88 Buses being able to outperform NPCs in Valks and SCPs... achieve victory if outnumbered... Those are NPCs, they can be made to be even performers in any ship.

@Deneb
Visually amazing! You will know what side of battle simply looking to silhouette of most ships... SVG vs IBGs!
Vs instead of everybody flying same ships!

@Stations
Visually amazing! Every Serco station defended by SVGs, while Itani ones uses IBGs, and UIT/TPG are defended by WTDs... Marshals flies SCP, X1, MaudX or Raptor
Feb 16, 2013 TerranAmbassador link
Doubt it. Despite how much the Itani government likes to protest that they do not stand behind the Order of Akan, the Itani people sure don't seem to mind it when the Akanese pull their smurfy butts out of the fire.

I'm the Itani that would make it a three-way battle. The Akanese are a blight. :C
Feb 16, 2013 idd link
Putting it a step further, make Corvus gaurds fly Corvus Vulturiuses and Orion gaurds fly Orion Rev C Centurions.
Feb 16, 2013 TheRedSpy link
Hah hah - so thats why the akanese can't help the Itani - they're considered pirates! lololol