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Directed Energy Weapons edition
>>331673105
Who /BRDY/ here?
>>331674349
always
burchel beam repeaters and glaux lance repeaters in every slot
>>331674349
what is this game, looks neat
>>331675084
It's Mount and Blade with spaceships.
>>331675084
its a mod for starsector, a game where you play mechwarrior in 2 dimensions as spaceships
WHO /HYPED/ HERE?
>>331675967
Visually speaking those feel like 4 different models/generations.
>>331675967
I think mods upd8 soon
Currently in this game you can only play a bounty hunter and build up a fleet from scratch right?
>>331676441
More or less, but there are several ways of making money, all of them decently challenging, and mods add meta level goals and challenges.
>>331677145
>and mods add meta level goals and challenges
Could you elaborate further?
>>331677546
You probably want the Nexerelin mod, It adds a bunch of features that turns the game into a 4x.
>>331675967
>>331676258
>SCY, BRDY and Dong all hit on the same day
help
>Chance to board a Hyperion
>Press 2
Oh well, I didn't want a cruiser grade bill for a fancy frigate anyway.
>>331677546
Basic 4x style conquest
>>331678268
>nerfed Desdinova
>nerfed Nevermore
>nerfed Shards
Thanks but no thanks
So how do I allocate more memory to this? I try to max out all of the settings for a fuck huge sector but it always crashes on me.
>>331680232
Tried this? http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=8726.0
>>331680273
Will try, thanks anon. Have a car.
>>331680232
1. download this http://www.java.com/en/download/windows_offline.jsp
2. install it into the starsector folder
3. remove the jre folder from the starsector folder
4. rename the new installed java folder to jre
5. open vmparams in notepad
6. edit -Xms and -Xmx to -Xms4096m -Xmx4096m (or however much memory you want to allocate to it)
the guide on the forums didn't work for me
>>331679941
>Being this much of a faggot
>>331681412
They're taking away the speed of my favorite pursuit ship and the firepower of my favorite flagship.
Pretty BS to be honest.
>>331675967
>that full kitbash
I puked a little
>>331681523
just download appro
>>331682146
That shit is terrible.
>>331681523
Lolwut? Both ships are more fun than ever in the latest version. Why do u doubt anon.
What's a good match for number of flight decks::Number of fighter wings?
>>331682615
1:3
How do you fags make trading work? I can never seem to find some good trading disruptions to take advantage of on the intel tab.
>>331682615
Roughly 1:3 depends on how much you expect your fighters to die
WHAT ELSE, /v/?
WHAT ELSE???
>>331682734
I buy stores of stuff (i.e organics, drugs) at a low price then wait for it to spike, then sell it.
This is horribly inefficient however.
>>331682878
I think you are pretty much set senpai.
>>331682878
Autonomous ships
>>331682878
>no portrait pack
>no shadowyards
>diable
>templars
>>331682878
Mayoriate
Neutrino
Tiandong
Shadowyards
CitadelTemplars
So if you use savegame transfer mod and update a mod you're already using, while having ships from that mod that are getting altered, what happens?
Everything groovy or wonkyness?
>>331683003
>>331683125
>>331683145
Are these fucking mods even updated for 0.7.2. or are you niggas just wasting my time?
how "complete" is this game, i always have a hard on for sci fi
>>331683382
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?board=8.0
READ! NIGGA!
>>331683438
Still missing Industry senpai.Industry update soon(tm)
>>331683438
> I always have a hard on for sci fi
Complete enough, I would say.
>>331683438
not complete at all
wait another 6 years
>>331683505
Read what, nigga.
All the major faction mods are either outdated or still waiting for a fucking update.
I'm talking about feature-mods, how about them?
>>331683603
Guess i will just wait for this before i start playing
>>331683603
Does anyone know what will be included in Industry?
>>331678268
>>331679941
what are you even talking about
there arent any updates
>>331683728
jump in bro, youll easily get like a week of gametime out of the current game at the very least
>>331683926
Weekend now
>>331682878
Pegasus Belt Council looks really cool and fitting to the vanilla style. Haven't tried it yet though, just found it.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=9666.0
so are there any tactical commands that actually work? or is the AI just really fucking stupid
>>331684170
hahahha
>>331684065
It doesn't, the ships don't fit vanilla AT ALL, they look completely hideous with vanilla weapons on them
>>331684081
They arent commands, they are suggestions.
>>331684081
Avoid works pretty well IMO.
>tfw put an Onslaught on avoid until everything else was taken care of, then it was swarmed and swiftly destroyed by my fleet of fighters and support cruisers
Remember, only use cautious or timid officers.
>>331684302
Well, it can't be helped.
>>331684484
>Command Points
>You need command points to create assignments and give direct orders to your fleet.
>command
>direct orders
uh huh
>>331684730
yeah i know but im not the dev
>>331684081
avoid on enemy ships and escort on friendly ships
don't bother using anything else
>>331673105
The only ships I ever fly are range-buffed beam laser ships. Ships with discrete projectiles are just so hard to hit with.
>>331684730
The command points are only to create assignments IIRC.
Once it's created you can tell any ship to go do it for free
I might be wrong though, i often go with only my flagship and a missile boat and tell it to camp at a sensor station
>>331684835
the AI with gunnery implants can lead targets extremely well
>>331684835
git gud
I found that putting economical beam weapons on Falcon/Eagle/Kestrel on autofire helps a lot. Gravitons take out the shields, hellbore cannons wreck the armor. Especially on Kestrel that gets one large ballistic and an ammo feeder. Graviton beams and taclasers don't generate that much after all, even on Aurora which you can outfit with 10 forward firing beams... Best ship hands down.
I switched to Odysseus though. Lasers, everywhere.
>tfw no blue wolf
Can someone recommend me this game? I'm curious, and I've been looking online for info, but I'd like to see what you guys have to say.
>does this have a singleplayer?
>is it heavily story based?
>is there working online multiplayer
>how is mod support
>is the dev a generally cool guy? I know he doesn't want to go early access because, for once, someone has some dignity and wants to finish the game before throwing it out there. Just wanted to be sure
>I like RTS's, stragey games, and titles like SPAZ. Would I like this game?
>how's the community for it?
>does it require a strong PC?
>>331687103
>>does this have a singleplayer?
It's the main focus of the game
>>is it heavily story based?
There is some lore behind everything, but there is no central storyline to follow in-game
>>is there working online multiplayer
Nope
>>how is mod support
Must be pretty good cause there's tons of mods available in the official forums and installing them is easy as fuck.
>>is the dev a generally cool guy? I know he doesn't want to go early access because, for once, someone has some dignity and wants to finish the game before throwing it out there. Just wanted to be sure
From his posts that I read, he does seem like a cool guy and generally knows what he's doing.
>>I like RTS's, stragey games, and titles like SPAZ. Would I like this game?
Probably, but there arent that many rts elements in this
>>does it require a strong PC?
I used to run this on a toaster no problems way back, but everyone seems to be having problems with it here so idk
>>331687103
>does this have a singleplayer?
Yes
>is it heavily story based?
No, sandbox
>is there working online multiplayer
No
>how is mod support
Very extensive, to the point that mods are half the game
>is the dev a generally cool guy? I know he doesn't want to go early access because, for once, someone has some dignity and wants to finish the game before throwing it out there. Just wanted to be sure
Cool enough. He's an autismo like the guy that does DF and makes some weird choices, but you have to admire his dedication
>I like RTS's, stragey games, and titles like SPAZ. Would I like this game?
There is some bare bones fleet command. It's not really an RTS, however. The AI in general is quite good at what it does if you give it the right tools however, so you don't usually feel dragged down by your AI underlings
>how's the community for it?
Fluctuates between patches
>does it require a strong PC?
You need RAM POWER
>yes
>no
>no
>very good
>yes
>yes
>active
>if you want large battles/fancy effects
>>331687763
shit, was meant for
>>331687103
So on Nex do you guys prefer to have your own faction and gather up scraps of various faction fleets or go whole hog into a faction?
I've been doing a playthrough with BR and while I love the ships, the faction keeps declaring the dumbest fucking wars. I can never get any bounties because of it, and they're getting reamed even with my help.
>>331688269
That can RNG happen in Nex sometimes. Random Faction Relationships at start can make playing as a faction with more enemies easier.
>>331688269
Personally I like belonging to a faction and using their ships almost exclusively since I like matching fleets. Gotta keep that colour scheme.
>>331689234
STUPID, DUMB,
TRI-TACH SCUM
>>331689708
I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of space shekels being made
>>331690005
>that one Medusa without weapons
Also nice job on missing those quads baka.
>Lone frigate start with a Monitor-class
I sure love pirate dick
>have good size fleet
>fly into hyperspace storm
Holy fucking shit the supply consumption, jesus fuck why
>>331690630
This is why you save often, especially before entering deep hyperspace
>>331690630
I'm a scum for CCing supplies for just that reason.
>>331690568
just put an autocannon and annihilator on it, force the enemy to overheat because you can just not take any damage with the fortress shield then bang, flak decimates open hulls
>>331690005
IT IS THE TRUE NATURE OF THE INTERSTELLAR KIKE TORESPOND TO ME WITH A PICTURE I CREATED
XIV/LXXXVIII SPACE WAR NOW
Templar Jesuit in Prism Freeport's high-end dealer.
Get it?
Legend of the Galactic Heroes mod when?
>Hit a brawler with two tachyon lances whilst it has the ship system up
>It takes about 700 hull damage
This fucking ship is made out of nintendium. I should make a webm out of it.
>>331691168
Possibly, they are expensive despite being ridiculously tough.
I would take a hyperion over it.
>>331691168
Always buy Templar shit, unless for some reason you hate being massively OP.
>tfw
>>331691168
If you wanna go fast in a frigate, go for it. Enjoy that maintenance cost though. I love the ship system, doesn't give a shit about shields and disables weapons/engines if you schism through a cruiser.
>>331691474
...How? They always blow up.Did you KO one and claim victory?
>>331691915
Very rarely they don't, I get surprised that occasionally when I fight 4+ Paladins, that 2 just sit there. First time I saw a drifting KT ship I panicked because I thought it would blow up like a mine.And yes, they should instantly explode or not so you can't abuse this.
>300k bounty
>it's at the planet right through the jump
>jump through
>Paragon on top of me
It's go time nigga
>>331691321
I'd love one, the ship designs in that anime make me erect
Really everything about that anime makes me erect
>>331692838
I'm not surprised
>>331692838
>Really everything about that anime makes me erect
Gay.
>>331693017
It's a good show!
>>331693389
Getting 8 brawlers when first expanding my fleet was a great decision.
Any opinions on Knight Cruisers?
Considering getting one since I need flight decks. Typheus would be cheaper, but looks useless other than sitting on the corner refitting fighters.
>>331693304
A good show indeed
>>331693838
Use the Standard Variant I think? There's one loaded up with missiles and it's crazy good. Good punching power, excellent support ship and low flux buildup so you can stay in the fight for longer.
>>331693389
>tachyon lance
Goddamn I hate those things
>>331693389
>making a boring ass webm of a cruiser going up against two weak as shit frigates
>keeping the shields up 24/7 for no reason like a baby
>using OP Neutrino weapons
>>331694217
What's worse.
The fact that they used to hit you from across the map and force you to keep your shields up 24/7 or that now they hit like a truck?
>>331694407
The point of it was to show that the brawler ship system is pretty good. You know, showing that two tachyon lances will vaporize a normal frigate but the brawler tanks it like a champ?
>>331694407
>retard misses the point
>>331694542
>it takes 2 shots instead of one while being equally worthless
amazing, what a champ
>>331694683
>baddie dumbfuck buttshattered
>>331695045
Why do you hate Tachyon Lances so much anon.
>>331695045
>I'm just pretending to be retarded!
>>331695367
I'm not that guy, he's just buttplastered about whatever.
>>331695502
No, anon. You really are an honest to god 100% retard.
Does the leaked keys work with RC3?
>>331690630
>>fly into hyperspace storm
Why did you do it anon?
>>331697142
Half of the time you can't even tell based on the graphics
>>331697142
>>331697601
Hyperspace is a bitch. I sometimes miss-time my fleet through a nebula. Gotta keep prepared for shit luck.
Still, it's way more interesting than other games' loading screens/instant travel hyperspace.
>>331697601
A captain needs keen eyesight.
>>331697601
>>331698157
It has never been a problem for me. What speed are your fleets? Have you tested for color blindness?
>tfw can't turn on Neutrino without crashing on your toaster
What am I doing with my life?
Dong tease
>>331698601
I just haven't locked in the timing yet. I'm sure it's just me being stupid and taking a risk I don't need.
Haven't been tested for color blindness either.
>>331698801
wtb forward firing arcs
BRDY too
>>331698801
How many fucking turrets is that?
Also
>Pirate Retribution Fleet
>it's 5 Herons. like 4 frigates and the rest is fighters
Was fun but 15fps: The Battle
>>331699985
It can already converge 3 large ballistic weapons directly forwards.
>>331700515
I'm keeping the current Kark for sure. Fuck, that is so much uglier to me.
>>331701542
Are you retarded?
>>331701261
Really, cause that one looks much cleaner.
>>331701807
blind fagget will be blind
Why would you literally ever equip a missile other than Dart SRM?
>>331701849
Here, retard. You can use this, it's even cleaner.
>>331701850
thats some nice CR there senpai
What's a good ship, that has relatively low upkeep, that's good for messing up fleets? Blackrock, Diable, and Templar ship are available, along with SS+ and Nexerelin
>>331702709
falken
>>331698603
Keep trying. I had that as well with some mod, but the problem disappeared for no reason.
>>331699234
You should be able to see a number in each one.
Is this game worth the purchase at its current state?
>>331703809
Pirate it and find out.
>>331703809
with mods yes without no
>>331703809
I've sunk plenty of time (days I guess) and fun in it already and cant get enough.
I think 15 dollars is a good price for that. I just hate the payment method.
>>331701850
Don't be talkin shit about my harpoons
>>331704508
Harpoons a slow shit
Sabots where it's at. Overloaded ships can't resist my payload.
>>331704508
Hard to keep using Harpoons when mods introduce reloading missiles in small mounts.
>>331704508
Harpoon a cancer
ded
>>331702997
>12
>2
>42
>74
>6
>>331690005
Everytime anon
>>331707803
Pls, no. These are the best threads I've followed for a while. I couldn't take it ifwhenwe died.
>>331709363
Industry update will save us!
>>331709890In 3 years from now
>>331710121
>5 years
>>331710121
>>331710354
>>331709890
Well when the ship goes down I guess we'll drift in our command pods until the next run.
dont worry, Alex's children will inherit starsector when he dies
and our children will live to see the day when Starsector 1.0 releases
>>331711005
the mod mafia shall inherit
>>331701850
>not using diamond dust
>>331711005
Our children will get AM2R, SS1.0, and DF's final build
What a time to be alive it'll be.
>>331711601
Does surprisingly decent shield damage when you can slap 4 of them on something like an Enforcer.
>>331712735
what mod
>>331713086
AI War, it has some nice weapons that the Spire faction uses.
>>331711005
>>331711497
Y-yeah. Our children! Yep. I'm totally having some. Yessiree~
Is there a level cap?
I cannot play SS+ because my framerate goes to hell.
But Nexerelin works amazing. What are the best mods to play with Nexerelin? I downloaded Diable Avionic, more?
Based Hado-ho modder-kun
>>331715582
Download them all.
>>331680738
You realize what you did is basically the same as the guide on the forums, right?
>>331715582
Interstellar Imperium and Tiandong (if 0.7.1) are good vanilla friendly faction mods. Blackrock, Shadowyards, New Galactic Order, and Neutrino are fine too..
>>331715707
Is the WMG well done
>>331713491
Great, now I gotta go install some more mods.
Not that I'm actually mad or anything. And I always liked AI War.Even though it overwhelmed me. I feel like I'm too bad to actually play it.
>>331715707
Is that from a unique bounty?
>>331717383
Does the current Tiadong version work with 7.2?
Also, I thought Neutrino was really unbalanced? Are they still fun to fight against?
>>331718092
It's one of the last unique bounties, yeah.
>>331718246
There is an unofficial 0.7.2 THI: http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=9583.msg184088#msg184088
Its unofficial because it isn't made by the modder, but its approved by him. He warns of unexpected things happening, but is okay with people using it.
>>331720485
emergency dong
Sunder a best Enforcer is slow overrated shit.
>>331721041
Enforcer is more effective than a Sunder in AI hands.
>>331721374
>>331721041
Why not both? I like giving Enforcers enough kinetic weapons to bring down a cruiser's shield quickly so ships like Sunders can fuck up the ship that's overloaded or dropped its shield.
Any tips for my next ship /v/? I did free start and cant decide if I should join a faction or buy on the black market until I can take over a planet. I have BRD, Diable , Neutrino and installed.
>>331721783
I'm a retard, here's my fleet.
>>331721873
Get an Eagle cruiser
>>331721575
My anus tightened
>>331721873
WHEWRES UR BLACKROCK SHIPS LMAO DONT U KNOW THERE GOOD
BLAZE GREEN THRUSTRS EVERY DAY FAGGOT
>>331721903
Should I go for the XIV? I can get one at the Freeport right now if it's worth the extra dosh.
>>331722221
Always
>>331721374
at dieing
good officer, high intensity laser, 2 graviton beams, 2 needlers and a engine boost mod let it kite everything it can't kill which is everything until you start getting to high tech cruisers.
>>331722264
The Sunder's trap shield gets the AI punchfucked real good the instant an enemy with good kinetics gets to pounding it
>>331721873
get dagger wing or two they are nasty, also a cruiser not named falcon or venture. maybe a tempest with engine mods for a super quick attack frigate to chase down those shuttles. honestly though cruiser is probably the best bet i usually go 3 total frigates, destroyer, 3 total destroyers buy a cruiser. medusa has the firepower of a cruiser so you can probably go straight to capitol next. also get some officers for the love of god.
How do I git gud using Diable? These shit ass ships run out of missiles fast. The first frigate it gave me had 0 shield and can't go toe to toe with any of its class.
>>331722441
as long as you don't have and aggressive officer and an engine mod plus one of the range mods, it kites so good that it can vent whenever it wants. haven't had an AI take hull damage in it. i should mention i leave of missiles to help pay for all this.
>>331723021
When should I consider taking stations or planets?
>>331723973
Depends on the size of the market and from who. If you're taking pirate markets you should be fine if you can beat those armada/detachments that have a bunch of frigates and a few cruisers. Just make sure they have no back up maintaining distance with your fleet.
>>331673105
I got an Onslaught XIV and I'm liking it, but how good is it really?
I just bought it on a whim at the freeport and it seems strong. The only things I can compare it to are the Diable ships in the rest of my fleet, but they're all cruisers or smaller.
>>331725023
It's among the top. Not top tier but it's close
Do stations and planets continue to offer the same types of ships after they're taken over by other factions? Will the Neutrino Station still sell ships if it was taken over by the Hegemony?
>>331725312
What is the top, ignoring Templars/Appro/Neutrino?
Some Blackrock ship? Diable?
>>331725838
P A R A G O N
>>331725638
Neutrino ships will be eventually be replaced by ships Hegemony sells. Interesting thing to note is a planet like Chicomoztac that has both a huge population and organized crime, will produce tons of drugs/harvested organs on the open market if the faction that controls it is okay with those things being traded.
>>331725889
Don't know it. Is it a Luddic ship?
Also, what do I do now? With my XIV Onslaught I've managed to conquer all pirate, Imperium, Syndicate, and Shadowyards worlds for Diable. Should I start a new game and try Blackrock?Is there a working key for the new update yet?
>>331726039
>don't know it
It's literally the best ship in the vanilla game
>>331726039
One of the 3 Tri-Tachyon capital ships.
>>331726271
>>331726349
That explains it. The TT seized Forward Outpost from Diable at the start of the game and then have been peaceful with everyone but pirates ever since. It's weird as fuck but it means I've never seen their ships in combat.
>>331720485
Read through the forum a bit, looks like there could still be bugs for it.
I'm alright with waiting. Especially after seeing the gif of the big-ass machine gun the author posted. More dakka is best dakka.
>>331726503
Sometimes you rarely run into other factions with how crazy Nexerelin can be, so that's understandable. Also definitely try out Blackrock, worth a new save if you've conquered your current one.
>>331725946
Will the increased production as a result of open market trade drive the prices down? I wanna get my space-Jew on.
>>331726714
I guess I'll do that then. It's not completely conquered, but it's a campaign I started before I had a lot of mods downloaded so 4 factions including Templars are missing.
>>331726714
Not the same annon but I'm thinking about giving Blackrock a dedicated save.
I see their corvettes a lot in various markets. They look neat and I like the idea of having a lot of nimble ships. The lack of shields is kinda off-putting though.
>>331726735
I believe they are, and if the market gets destabilized from events like agents, crusades, etc. they could end up dirt cheap. I've made a few million because of a lucky trade disruption giving me cheap luxury goods, drugs and organs.
Why is the Tempest so best
>>331723021
>also get some officers for the love of god
How to get officers?
>>331673105
These threads should really fuck off too /vg/ now.
>>331729272
Browse the comm directory, look at personnel listings and you can find a mercenary/officer there for hire.
>>331673105
So I want to implement Ramiel as a potential ship in this game in a just a small mod for fun, is there anyone here that can/would be willing to do the art?
>>331674349
what mod?
>>331730241
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=4018.0
>>331729670
no thx senpai but try it yourself
>>331729670
I'd like to make a mod myself, can't help since I'll be learning how to do art and what I need to code one soon. Good luck though.
Maybe the Mods > Modding section on the forum can help? I imagine there's a few spriters there that could help.
To that anon last thread complaining about random variants, I've been improving that shit.
>>331732035
not named the al'thor
>>331732035
I have been trying to outfit one of those but im shit at picking stuff whats a good setup
Anyone else use Pegasus Belt Council? They have some nice stuff, like stasis beam and this capital ship's flux destabilizing weapon.
rip thread
>>331732035
That looks like if the pirates tried to build an Odyssey.
More sprite update, definitive new design. (save some minor polish adjustments once I'm done with most of the ships)
>>331733854
You're correct, because that's the description for it.
bmnupup
>>331734112
I like the more boxy designs better than the curvy design with reflective surfaces out the ass from before.
>>331736527
You mean the third one from there? >>331675967
Or the new designs altogether?
>>331736661
New designs all together.
>>331736872
Well, I don't think the old ones were bad per say, but they completely clashed with the vanilla sprites. Too sharp, little lighting, too busy... It has bothered me for to long to ignore. I tried to keep some of the boxyness in the design, but used a more vanilla friendly spriting.
But in the end this is a game I can't win, and I know that some people will always be disappointed whatever I change. My hope is that it's mostly a matter of getting used to the new look, and once all the ships are done, especially the weaker ones like the Sthenos, the overall look feels better.
>>331729670
Kind of already exists mate.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=8280.0
>Started game
>Second run I'd ever done
>Decide, let's try something nice and simple so I can get used to the controls better
>Decide to start with Imperium in Corvus Mode because that sounds cool
>Decide to play as a miner.
>By sheer chance, discover an ore refinery floating around an asteroid belt.
>Rake in dosh for ores, elite crew and found staches
>Fightin' off pirates
>Running from random Vengance Fleets I have done nothing to because I'm Imperium aligned
>Slowly building up a mining fleet from cheap civilian ships
>Holy fuck this is addictive
>Decide I want Mayorate ships because they look baller
>Go to the Mayorate System
>There's an infinitely minable planet directly next to their capital, which is an ore processor.
>See a cruiser and impulse buy it.
>Slowly building up a shooty fleet that can strip mine planets and crush pirates
>mfw
So I now have a Mayor custom-carrier-cruiser, a Mayor laserlance frigate, two other lesser frigates for fire support, eight ticks with mining blasters and mining lasers, and a single wing of mining pods. And for some completely insane reason I now want to buy the actual shooty-shooty Mayor cruiser, which I know I can't support, and I need more frigates...
So the actual question is, in Corvus mode, what market type is most likely to have good mining ships, like mining pod wings and shepherds?
Also, why on earth are my pirates (Actual pirates, not junk pirates) less hated universally than Cabal? It feels weird flying through space and not getting hit by them now - heck, one actually HELPED OUT against a Metellson patrol.
>>331737237
Imo the blocky design is better, gives a defining feature to the faction, and most ships are already curvy enough (even the Hegemony is curvy despite the words "heavy armor" evoking images of giant bricks of metal)
Though that's up to you to decide
>>331737795
This, some of the edges seem quite round for SCY design. I guess that's to avoid aliasing?
>>331703949
Torrent/pirate edition where?
>>331738898
Takes 2 minutes to crack a Java game.
>>331739124
If you know how, that is
This is gonna hurt for sure.
>>331737759
Independent and Hegemony markets have a decent amount of shepherds, I've got quite a few from New Maxios when I mined in Magec. I can hardly find mining pod wings, so using Omnifactory would be a good idea.
I haven't had much experience with the Cabal, but in my current save their only known enemy is Knights Templar. They have no allies, and they seem to run around doing raids on no one.
>>331739124
Why, thank you for your stellar contribution.
>>331717584
Oh yes.
The only redeeming part of this ship
Is this game worth buying right now in its vanilla state?
I'm probably going to get it anyway, just want to know if it would be worth playing modless any longer than it takes to learn the controls.
Herons are the bane of my existence.
>>331739401
Yes. I played quite a long vanilla run before I went for mods.
>>331739331
What's your fleet like?
>>331738898
7.2a is on kat. Just put the game's name in the search field. That's the latest major revision. No crack needed, works with the serial in there.
Also, holy fuck this thread is still up after 14 fucking hours and very few posters because someone always bumps it when it reaches page 9 or 10. Just how dedicated are this game's shills?
>>331739362
>>331739282
Literally google, all you do is change one line.
>>331739401
I don't buy unfinished games simply out of principle, been tricked too many times.
What's in the game right now is very fun and addictive, but there isn't anything else to do besides space battles yet.
>>331739792
To change one line where?
Not everyone is familiar with java, and even less might know that you can crack it by yourself without being part of a 1337 warez group. Most people look for pre made stuff when looking for cracks because that's the most common form (install game, run crack exe/replace file with crack file)
>inb4 google
All I'm saying is that diy cracking is relatively uncommon and many people might no even know it is a possibility and discount it immediately
>>331739975
vmparams. open in text editor.
>>331739975
The point is be resourceful.
>>331740026
Wasn't that for the memory allocation?
Bought this one ages ago...
1. Why are there suddenly so many threads about it?
2. When is it coming out?
>>331740365
The last few updates (and mods) have really turned it into a game, rather than being just a demo
Its coming out in 20XX
>>331740430
Mind giving me a rundown, mate?
>>331739792
>>331740062
Also, I've just looked on Google and nothing appears for starsector crack java, starsector cracking, or starsector crack vparams that could be tied to a "homebrew" solution (changing lines)
>>331740658
try just java
or minecraft, they all use the same shit
>>331739725
Mothballed ships were just bought from Freeport in Archeron. My issue is saving the Cleric for last, I can't trust my fleet to take on all those KT ships on their own or to distract the mod-Paladin. Maybe I should set all 8 Valiant wings to harass or something?
>>331740852
"just java" as in "starsector java"?
Because otherwise it leads me to stuff about java itself
>>331740935
>that CR
Ooook...
Can you get a allied fleet into the fray? Try to separate them and kill them one at a time
Just got past the initial hurdle of adding more abilities into the game. Since the abilities bar is so bare and jarring, I wanted to add abilities that I want to have and use.
First is Wait. Cut your burn to 0% and increase CR Recovery rate by 50%. It's useful when you want to. . . wait. Perhaps maintenance per is a better choice for that. Hmm. . .
How do you maintain a larger fleet?
I'm afraid that once I start making the jump to bigger more supply demanding vessels, I'm not going to be able to supply them and everything I own will get fucked
>>331702997
12, 2, 4 maybe, 21, ??
Umm...there's nothing in those, right?
>>331742708
>>331742708
Get into fights to get supplies
Use logistic conservation hullmods on non combat ships
Logistic skill tree (green)
>>331742708
Running 60 ships here. I had to edit the limit for more ships.
Max out leadership skill, in SS+ it is even better with Logistical Conservation hullmod (LCH).
Disable Repair on on your ship. You either have the ship LCH on it all the time or put LCH on when you want to repair at port. Never repair in the field. Basically cut your recovery cost and supply use by like 90%. Bringing a Construction Rig also helps. Do not use Mobile Suppliers like the Castle or the Rook. They are horrible costly.
>>331742863
12, 2, 42, 74 and 6. Sorry, anon.
>>331742459
Nice I really like that! Will you release it as a mod on the forum? I've been itching to make something like that but too busy with my other mods...
One ability that I wanted to add is a "Taunt", that broadcast your position in all a system. That could be used to bait the bounties that you can have troubles finding in empty systems.
There were a few good suggestions there too.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=9911.0
>>331742305
That was a bad time to show my fleet, I just took on a huge vengeful ASP fleet that threw dozens of fighters and frigates to waste my CR. I went to Freeport right after since I wasn't detected. Its a shame Acheron was so empty, the patrols were so small and kept running away.
Anyway I did surprisingly well, I took control of the Mimir so I can back-peddle away from charging Paladins. Cleric was alone in a corner trying to kill my phase ships, while my entire fleet picked everything off as it came in to reinforce. Now I can run home and refit everyone at the Omnifactory.
>>331743090
I can't see any 6 and the 2 in the 42 is barely visible, I'd say that it's not even there if it wasn't for the placement of the 4 ;_;
And how the fuck is the fourth 74 is beyond me
>>331743027
>Do not use Mobile Suppliers like the Castle or the Rook. They are horrible costly.
>tfw wanted to use a hubship s a party bus.
Oh well
>>331743291
Well, in truth is they can be 30% more efficient in supply use. That isn't good enough if you want to run 60 ships like I do. I did run a Cathedral before with 35 ships. It is completely do able. Don't let shekels counting get in the way of fun.
>>331743280
Nearest color approximations I could be assed to pull out
So I've been playing around doing some early sprite work/blocking for some Legend of Galactic Heroes ships.
Plan on making some Directed Energy Weapon front facing glass cannon ships with weak flanks.
The issue I'm having is translating the very vertically interesting ship designs from the anime into a top down view.
Do I add more bits and pieces, or stick to the original design/style?
>>331743929
While having logh ships would be cool, I don't know if they will ever look good from a top down perspective.
The same thing affected the eve online mod, the sprites looked boring and shit
>>331743763
>that 74 and 6
It's so fucking weird, I can't see anything like them in the bottom two.
The first one is pic related and the second is absolutely nothing.I always think people are just fucking with me
>>331744053
Could very well just be your monitor.
>>331743929
You can always turn them on the flank and mirror them... Cheap, but it works.
You probably won't manage better if you want to closely stick to the original design. Same reason a lot of the ships from the Freespace mod Eve mod looked like shit: they were designed to be seen from the side.
>>331744053
No, it's because the lower part of the 4 is actually a different color. They're TRYING to fuck with you! Either that or what this guy said >>331744221
>>331744221
>>331744349
I didn't use the same monitor for the previous ~10 years
Also I can't see it on paper either
>>331743929
I always thought that DA Maelstrom looked weird until I realized that it is on it's side view.
There's no reason to mine yet, is there? Safety regulations are worse than in best korea for convicted tourists. Barely making a buck. Is it worth using fragmentation weapons (with quite high numbers) against bigger ships, or just more lasers/kinetic/explosives?
>>331744430
Well I can assure you I'm not just fucking with you, man. It might just be an extremely specific color blindness
>X faction stole Y faction's tech
How does this happen, what does it do, and how can I do it?
>>331744530
random event
decreases relatonships
you can't do it, although to do a similar thing you can attack them
>>331744431
It's not really on its side since the bridge is on top. But it was heavily inspired by a sideway Vaygr battlecruiser.
>>331744530
Nothing, the text is just for flavor. The AI deployed an agent that was detected while completing its mission.
>>331744482
Mining is really profitable when you reach mining power ~350 or more. Literally exhaust the target in a single mining run.
Fragmentation is worth using on larger ships if it has a high rate of fire and high sustain.
>>331744482
Fragmentation is the strongest damage type to open hulls. Worthless against shields or armor though. They're best used as point defense (Vulcan, Flak) and then close in to let them tear through the hull once you're past the armor with other weapons.
>>331716268
Link?
>>331744662
>Get 6000 ore and 200 rare ore
>Sell ore for (initially 30 credits per unit, drops to 2 per unit). 100 rare ore gets me a nice pocket money to repay back 60% of my fuel and supplies
>>331716268
Nope
The tutorial doesn't link the right download or give you the right vmparams
>>331683869INDUSTRY
>>331744882
Wouldn't it be better to dodge/tank the missiles, and just pop their shield/armor barriers and make them overload faster with extra kinetic/laser/explosive weapons? Once their hull is exposed they're already dead
QUESTION
can this game be played fairly easily without a mouse? Looking for something I can play on a laptop while being comfy in bed
>>331745201
>Wouldn't it be better to dodge/tank the missiles
Weak missiles like Swarmers and Annihilators? Sure.
Dodging Salamanders or tanking Sabots/Reapers in the middle of a fight? No.
>make them overload faster with extra kinetic/laser/explosive weapons
You need to balance firepower with heat efficiency. Using every slot for a weapon is just a way to get yourself killed because you simply can't have enough cooling to handle all those weapons.
>Once their hull is exposed they're already dead
Not true at all, depends entirely on the ship.
>>331745459
Yeah. You have to turn your ships with your keyboard and probably will over shoot a lot. Otherwise, I don't see a big issue of using a touch pad.
>>331745459
Sure, you'll just have to rely on the AI to aim for you. The interface would probably be pretty awkward though.
>>331745075
Why the hell do you decide to mine at point A and haul your crap to point B in hyperspace? Don't. It is a waste of fuel.
Why are you mining at places that only demand 6000 ores? In places that have a gorillion demand, the price never goes down.
>>331702997
That 2 is way too obscured. I saw it, but I thought it was more of joke edit thing, and that red strands were fully covering the green 2, leaving only some bits visible.
>>331745779
Actually, looking at it now, I think I didn't use color separation thing in Photoshop correctly.
>tfw bullying
>Playing and having a big time
>Big fight
>Almost won
>Fatal: null error
Sigh. And I don't know why. It must be a ship sprite from a mod. Still, it kills my will to play
>>331742863
>>331742863
I'm not sure they're accurate. Go find a test online from those dudes who made sunglasses for people with colorblindness.
I took it worried I couldn't see the middle in the top row. But apparently I've normal sight.
>>331744431
>>331744431
I fucking hate the Micromissiles in Diable Avionics
They're utter trash, being a forced in-built weapon in their heavier ship is a fucking insult. There should be a mechanic that allows you other in-built alternatives. Fuck those impotent things.
>>331746965
Middle in the top row is mostly obscured - green 2 behind red strands. As opposed to all other numbers that are fully visible.
>>331746784
Don't give up.
>>331745779
>>331746201
There you go.
>>331747230
I find micro missiles to be pretty useful. Not so much for damage, but they keep AI shields up, since they'll always activate shields against missile threats. Helps to overload them. I also like spewing hundreds of reloading missiles during fights. Helps to keep PD busy too so other missiles and fighter wings can do work.
That said, damage and tracking leave a lot to be desired.
And I'm not tryin' to start any shit-flinging, but built in weapons shouldn't be changeable IMO. Gives ships uniqueness. Would be nice if there were different variants you could buy.
>>331747230
That's because they are not supposed to be your main damage dealer but are meant to force enemies to keep it's shield on, to distract PD while your Wanzers tear them appart, and to cover the approach of more damaging missiles. And they are great at that.
>>331747230
Why are you complaining when they have effectively 6 or 8 more missile slot on the front and the left?
>>331747772
>Not a main damage dealer
>>331747985
>>331747985
Because they're a waste of space. And if you're having to clog the air with the fucking things in order for them to be effective, it's pointless IMO.
>>331748034
Heh, exactly!
>>331737759
>Ran into a Templar raiding fleet
>Pyrhic victory
>Lost all my cool shit
>But got to watch a templar frigate get wrecked by too many mining lasers
Being apart of a faction is too easy. Thinking of restarting as own faction, level 1, one ship, Corvusmode, focus on mining. Think it's doable?
why do lashers insist on hugging the enemy?
So I've got 8GB of Ram and I'm starting a new game, anyone got any advised tweaks that'd make my game run as smoothly as possible?
As far as systems, planets in systems, stations & Empty star systems. Most of the slow downs are in combat.
>>331749502
Performance seems to be heavily compatibility dependent. For me, turning off the UI pretty much doubles the frame rate.
>>331749502
RAM bottlenecks happen in hyperspace or when you experience really long save or load times, not in battles. If you have drops in battles in this basic as fuck 2D sprite game despite your PC being good enough to handle modern AAA games, well you just have to deal with it. Shit is running in fucking java.
>>331691321
Would be pretty good, but ship variety is kind of fucked considering there are only 3 generic classes and a metric fuckton of unique flagships
>>331749935
>>331749502
you can troubleshoot by searching for your specs and minecraft performance, since starsector is pretty much the same
>>331734112
Looks awesome, my man.
>Last IBB bounty is in the same system I started in
Its perfect
>>331745779
Yeah, I think number 2's just a trick.
>>331744431
Post Diable fleet
>>331753758
What are those big things on the top right?
>>331753909
The Maelstrom?
>>331754030
I think?.
Why are those fighters so big.
>>331753758
That's some reaaaaly weird Diable ships you got there...
>>331754178
Thats the Raven fighter wing
How do people even play with fleets? The AI is completely braindead fuck stupid retarded, they just can't stay alive for more than a minute.
>>331754506
Why did you leave out the 14 FPS counter?
>>331754434
I dunno anon my fleet does a pretty good job at staying alive. I dont know what's wrong with yours
>>331754506
A bit too "custom" for me. That reminds me of Vacuum.
>>331754434
The only AI worth using are the ones in Battlecruisers because the ships are simply too slow for them to get blown up.
Up until you can buy one just don't use AI pretty much.
>>331754612
I forgot
How do you use your Afflicator frigate? Sneak up in a dark alley behind a voluptuous, isolated target. Aim well while on the move, hope your shot is strong enough to shatter their natural barriers, penetrate their hull, and vanish again into the night after dumping your load? What's a good set of tools to go with such a tactic? It's too easy to mess things up, since you're so fragile and easily taken out.
>>331754863
Are those modification you did on DA ships? Want to share yours?
All I have made is the Warlus AWAC model. I'll give you the ability to upgrade them too using Extra System from the guy who made Approlight. Normally, fighter upgrades are disabled. How's that?
>>331757220
Im planning on throwing them on the fourm. Just the sprites though
>>331754506
Get Rec, son.Get it? Recson, rekt son? Ahaha what am I doing with my life
So has anyone had any good luck with randomly generated sectors from Nex?
I was thinking it might be fun to make a giant sector with a few factions at the start. Enable respawning too (splinter groups from the war)
>>331758001
Had to triple procurement missions from 30 to 90 to make trading worthwhile. Otherwise, prices are too high on the open market and you get raped to death by tariff. I also have issues with getting massive salary from the start, so I lowered that as well.
>Prism Freeport so goddamn busy they've got to pay errant starfleet captains to transport goods in between loading docks
>My understanding of why I just made 600,000 credits by buying commodities and supplying them to clientele on the station.
Maybe it's smuggling? Or like being a freight company?
>>331758848
It's a Vanilla bug...
What is your absolute favorite weapon?
Scatter CEPC is pure sex in my opinion.
>>331758987
Fury Torpedo. Zoom Kaboom is addiction.
Newfag here with some probably stupid questions.
What is different between normal hulls and the ones with a (D) on them?
What ships are good to start out with?
Where do I get officers for my ships?
What are some good mods to put on once I get fully used to the vanilla experience?
>>331758987
Phase lance.
Is there any ship that can wield four frontal phase lances? Without using up a large slot.
>>331758987
Scalaron Blasterz!
>>331759125
The Diable Haze can mount 5.
>>331759125
Eagle gets up to 3 and it's fast enough to poke with them.
>>331759113
(D) means damaged/derelict. It' a variant of a ship but with vastly reduced stats that cant be repaired.
>find a Medusa on the black market
>buy for chump change
>game is now stupidly easy
In some ways I regret it.
>>331759309
black market and commissions are stupidly accessible, they just make the game really easy
personally I prefer to only buy open market stuff and capture everything else, makes it so much more rewarding to get your hands on bigger ships
>>331759227
But those three ballistic slots fuck up the thing I'm going for
>>331759207
geh. I don't want to use them...
>>331759284
I'm pretty new with the game, are there other variants?
>>331759113
>What ships are good to start out with?
Wolfs with A Graviton Beam and 3 Tac Lasers are some of the more reliable frigates you can get early on. Brawlers also tend to have good survivability. As for destroyers Hammerheads are probably the easiest to use.
>Where do I get officers for my ships?
On Mission Postings in Space Stations and Planets.
>What are some good mods to put on once I get fully used to the vanilla experience?
Imo Blackrocks, Diable and Neutrino are some of the best mod factions.
>>331760056
What are you going for?
Eagle with Phase Lances and Heavy Needlers makes everything cry
>>331760120
Well there's the XVl variants that are Hegemony ships with better stats, but aside from that not really.
>>331760120
(U) for Ultra. (U) sunder changes a few slots and better shields IIRC
Then there's (I) for Imperium variants of vanilla ships. For example, the (I) hammerhead gets more armor and more frontal guns.
kurmaraja special ability should also cancel and prevent phase to be quite honest family-tachi
>>331760371
Those are both from mods.
>>331759113
>What are some good mods to put on once I get fully used to the vanilla experience?
>Absolutely required
LazyLib
ShaderLib
>Content
Starsector+
Interstellar Imperium
Shadowyards Reconstruction Authority
Blackrock Driveyards
>Neat stuff
Simulator Overhaul
Combat Chatter
Portrait Pack
Autonomous Ships
>>331760782
>Doesn't include Diable Avionics
>Include Portrait Pack, which is also DA's source material.
What's wrong with you?
>>331761118
Diable is not very good in my opinion. Sure it's unique and well made but the reason other factions haven't focused on fighter wings is because the way fighter wings are currently implemented is just a placeholder.
>>331761271
>>331761271
Oh. It's the same guy. We are having the same conversation again where you don't tell me what's wrong with fighters.
>>331761271
I don't get why people say fighters are placeholders. They are not. Their mechanics became a bit muddier from additions to the campaign, but IF Alex rework them; they won't be much different than they are now. Only the CR/replacements/Flight-decks parts might change. Sure they cannot compete against a well prepared fleet, but I don't think they were ever meant to.
A quick tip for anyone that want to play jndependent bounty hunter, the Planet nortia in the askonia system is an independent MILITARY base. You can even buy paragons there, if you're luck and have good standings with independents. Also no commison commission required!
>>331758987
Tachyon for that sweet EMP and great DPS, that pulse laser for that sweet burst 1500 DPS for pennies of flux, and that small 1000 range EMP laser.
Lasers lasers lasers
>>331761975
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAA7F7CDEIw
>my face when phase lances
>>331759309
Just needs to be some better balance in the game, like electronic warfare ships that disable the enemy ships' special abilities and slow them down temporarily. A bit more tic tac toe counters so even if you pick the best scissors some low tier rock encounter can still give you the finger.
>>331761568
You could read up on the forums since there are many long threads about them and I recall reading Alex said he is going to rework them, just like he reworked phase ships.
The consensus is that fighters acting exactly like other ships except smaller isn't the way to go to make them interesting. To make them capable you have to beef up their stats to unrealistic proportions which is how Diable accomplishes in making them viable.
>>331745134
The vmparams in the tutorial are the same. The link is just to java 7 instead of 8; that's intentional.
>>331762240
The last time I recall Alex mentioning fighters it was this:
>"I've been thinking about redoing it - eventually, not now! - along similar lines (which involved installing hullmods instead, but this feels better). But, as has been pointed out here, the system currently in place *works*, so ripping it out is pretty low priority, and some might say counter-productive at this point."
In a suggestion about making fighters a carrier's weapon.
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=9628.msg165712#msg165712
>>331762368
Nah the forum posts has different vmparams settings. Also the difference between 7 and 8 is entirely up to compatibility.
If you're talking about the video then yes, that has the same stuff that I said.
>>331762515
Yes that's the post I was recalling.
To be honest I have no idea how I would implement fighter craft into a top down shooter. Obviously in a 3 dimensional space it's significantly easier.
>>331753758
I don't remember the Battlecruiser having a radar dish.
And lacking micromissiles.
Explain
>>331762240
They don't behave exactly like other ships though. You can't hit friendly fighters or collide with them. And you can't bring back a cruiser after it has been shot down.
Fighters work well if you ask me. If they're too weak, then just increase their wing numbers.
Fighters would gain a new advantage if the combat map included bigger hazards, like huge asteroids or stations to fight in. A fighter could slip through a crack a frigate couldn't. Alternatively, more nebulae, and less effect on fighters.
>>331678268
wait Dong is updated?
>>331763036
With a unofficial .jar though.
If you use it expect bugs
>>331762712
But then they would stay essentially the same as they curently are. The major difference would be in cost and replacement handling, not in fighting effectiveness. (although 25 carriers with 4+ wings each could be quite nasty)
>>331763036
No it's just that all those factions are being updated.
>>331763098
Link please?
>when you accidentally slip into a nebula storm for a second
>>331762796
He customized the sprites, and the parameters too given the Bullet Hell that are his screenshots.
>>331743929
That a good start, but there are a few details that you should add on:
1. Most of the imperial ships have those sensor domes on the sides or top. Adding them would help add more detail.
2. In terms of color vatiety, adding different crests or highlights to denote different ship 'classes' would deffinately help things
3. While modeling the flagships would be a bit more difficult, that would help immensely with ship variation - suppose instead of just having onr kind of battleship, you can have flagship classes of battleships or cruisers, but obviously more hard to come by than the standard ships.
>>331763679
Yeah that. The close range combat was boring
XIV/LXXXVIII
GLASS THE TRIKES
SPACE WAR NOW
>>331763679
>>331763837
>>331763623
Please, elucidate the modifications in detail
>>331763450
>there's a long-ass line of nebula storm blocking the way to a star system
>it disperses right after you go around it
>>331680738
this isn't working for me, it just makes the shortcut not launch anything when i click it
Reminder that invading a planet with 3 full attack fleets already in orbit is a bad idea.
This isn't even a quarter of their side.
>>331764060
>I WANT TO FUCK A NEVERMORE
Indeed. Nevermore is a sexy ship.
>>331764762
then your jre folder isn't looking right
>>331765079
i followed the directions, idk what else it needs
>>331765018
And is fuckable from both ends too...
>>331765012
Shit like that is why i love that Imperium Modship nuke launcher.
Shame there isn't a MIRV version
>420 missiles every minute without loss of CR
My dick get hard thinking about this
>>331765373
You want to get AM lance's in the D?
>>331765440
Funny thing about that launcher, the missile counts as a ship. A ship with gigantic death explosion.
Try using the combat chatter mod.
When will we see a Brood War mod?How long would it stay until it was C&D'd?
Give me, a complete noob to the game, an essential mod list please and thanks.
>>331766854
Star Sector+ and all of the mods listed on Star Sector +'s page.
>>331766627
>free self-made fan mod
>C&D
anon...
>>331767054
Is (+) a person's page or a link on the site? Cntrl f isn't seeing it.
>>331767193
It's on the forums in the mod section
>>331767193
Here you go my man
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=7679
All relevant mods are here
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=177.0
>>331767242
Thanks a bunch friendo, I'm on it.
>>331767193
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=7679.0
Follow instructions carefully. Save yourself from problems down the line.
Is the only place to buy Starsector through their site? I'm generally a fan of keeping my game purchases in places like Steam or Humble Store so I can find them again later.
>>331767513
I purchased from the site and then added to Steam as non-steam title, as I also like to aggregate all my games in one library.
>>331767513
It will be on Steam 10 or 15 years later when it's finished. Just pirate it for now.
>>331767317
Completed version when.
How do you install jre?
SEND HELP
>>331765713
Is not a death explosion though.
It's the weapon itself, the death explosion is big but nothing like the actual thing.
And the chatter thing has been fixed (sadly)
Is balance meant to be a dick contest between modders? I understand Templars being a boss faction, but diable isn't and is still significantly stronger. The guy knew his numbers were so much higher. What's the motivation?
>>331767959
Just tell everyone to huddle together and you'll be fine
>>331767983
Balance is hard and takes lots of meticulous playtesting and effort.
>>331767959
You done fucked up son
>>331768219
Yeah but this isn't really an oversight, it's a policy. Every red weapon is drastically better in most if not all parameters than its tier brothers.
>>331768050
IT'S NOT WORKING
>>331768260
HELP ME
What holes should I fill in my fleet?
I've been taking out 400k bounties without losses, but it seems like it is time to start smacking up factions and I'll need more beef for that.
>>331768446
Try some Diable destroyers and their frigate with the 5 medium Hybrids.
>>331768432
Actively cover your ships! Vent more often, but at mid-flux level.
>>331768363
I disagree.
>>331768446
>BRS Eltreum
gunbustaaa
>>331769374
Well, fuck you too
>Finally a decent fleet
>Decide to conquer the universe
>I'm alone in the entire sector
>2 hours of fights
>Manage to conquer a Space Station and enstablish an outpost for the supreme Blackrock
Take that in the ass, Scy fucklords.
>>331693389
>Zenith
my nigga
>>331769309
After that kestrel was blown up I was doing well. I dismissed the defend order and let my fleet chase their carrier.
Then their Nemean lion came up from their reserve and wasted four of my cruisers. The rest were picked off soon after.
I managed to disengage with what I had left - lots fighters and four rooks. Scuttled two fighters so I could emergency burn my way out of there.
I WILL RETURN.
>>331769524
Hating any kind of shipyards
I loke all the shipyards and minor factions because I'm an avid ship collecter/tinkerer. Hegemony or the tri-jews on the other hand...
>>331770269
You know what?
Set macimum ship in fleet number to 100.
Then you will succed. Not like the game itself doesn't cheat with their invasion/retalliation fleets.
>>331758848
I always liked to think of it as mucking about with stocks. Or money laundering.
>>331758324
Guess Corvus mode isn't a bad idea. Feels more homely anyways.
>>331768620
Yeah, here isn't any Diable frigate with 5 medium hybrids. The Vapor frigate has two, like a Brawler, and the Hayle Destroyer has three.
>>331768363
Please tell me which ones so that I can nerf them accordingly.
>>331763150
It's on page 8 or so of the mod post on the forums.
>mfw finally got micro missiles from a hostile Diable mining fleet
The annoying mini warhead swarm begins.
>>331767959
>Call now for your complimentary shipment of These Hands™ at
>1800TryMeBitch
>>331772181
I reccomend omnifactories
>>331771254
>>331771254
It gets my dick hard when games try to incorporate meta economics either through player movement or actual game mechanics
>Neocron Online.
>Eve Online's player stock markets and investment bodies.
>>331772376
I have it in but I need to find it first. It says it's in the star system but it's completely invisible on the map.
>broke as shit
>been looking into the game for a bit
>looks p good
>look it up on torrentz, no dice
Oh well, I guess I'll just wait
>posters here tell of a pirate version
>look it up again searching for the exact same terms
>3 results
Thanks, whoever uploaded it, read my mind.
>>331767983
The fuck? Have you actually try fighting Templar with a Diable Avionics fleet? It doesn't fucking work without you suffering massive casualties. Templars are effectively immune to fighters due to their Carnawen burst killing every Wanzer within the blast radius.
Even if you double the effective health and armor, TK STILL one hit kill their Wanzers with a Carnawen burst. I know because I upgraded all my Wanzers with Extra System mod. DA capitals are only evenly effective against TK if you fight them one on one. Missile spam is also completely shut down by Carnawen Burst and Carnwen multi-beam. Wanzers are relegated to distracting them when facing TK with DA.
The only capital weapons I found from DA that is useful in fighting templars is the Urlan Siege cannon and Gust's Thermal Cannon. The rest, there are better alternatives from vanilla or other mods.
If anything, DA missiles are too weak. The best missile spammers are Blackrock Drive Yard's Dart Launcher and Fury Torpedo.
>>331771513
I disagree with him on DA being too OP.
Are the templars bugging out for anyone else? Every so often a fight with them ends with a game crash.
>>331773049
That means you ran out of memory. I used to have the same problem until I increase java ram to 6 gig from 4 gig. Alternatively, you can lower you max battle size in ingame settings if you can't increase java ram access. Their OP Carnawen burst is usually the culprit for crashing my game.
I lost my second lasher in combat in a seperate systemkilling Tri-Tachyon scumfrom Corvus's Jangala where I head home to. Is it sitting in a storage bay somewhere in the galaxy or is it just straight up dead and that's why I got a 6k insurance payout?
>>331772430
Hopefully industry will refine the economic model to allow for more market shenanigans.
Getting monopolies on resources and stuff. Jack prices up or adjust tariffs for specific factions.
Manufacture arms and sell them super cheap to factions at war with other factions you hate. Proxy wars with you as the puppet master are the sickest shit.
>>331772883
I didn't mean it as a templar vs diable standoff. Just that templars are OP but are considered a boss faction. With Diable the lines aren't as obvious but they're still quite above the other factions. Templars >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Diable >>> Vanilla, just how I feel.
>>331771513
Not at that market anymore, but I think one weapon is Thunderbolt MRM Pod. Very fast + excellent, 30 whooping ammo, 400x2, OP 10. Seems above all the other medium missiles I saw in a few parameters. Glaux Repeater is also quite powerful.
>>331773580
When your ship is destroyed, you don't get it back. Hence the insurance payout.
how the fuck do i make money in Nexerelin with the mayorate millitary unit? do i have to go take those fucking bounties that disappear everytime i get there?
>>331773808
What happens if you have an officer on board?
>>331771513
Raptor Defense.
>>331771513
>frigate
Oh shit, I meant cruiser - pic related, to be exact.
>Just came across a Stheno
That thing was a pain in the fucking ass to fight.
>>331772883
I'm confident they aren't OP (and they are, I really doubt it's by much) because rare are the weapons and ships that have effectively some better stats than vanilla. But you never know, sometimes a particular weapon combo that is way too powerful could slip through.
>>331773757
One change I intend to make soon is to raise the cooldown of the Thunderbolts. Glaux is on the fence too, because a single one is barely okay but they synergise very well.
>>331773924
You might detect his life signs after battle, which is your get out of jail free card, otherwise he's dead. There's a skill that gives you 30% to salvage your disabled ships back, which also increases the chance your officers will stay alive.
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>Oh cool 300k bounty, those are usually no problem
>close in
>3 Onslaught XIVs
Game are you fuckin kiddin me
>Imperium and Hiigaran Descendants form a new alliance with 16 markets at a total size of 73
>They're both hostile due to random start
I thought the Tri-Kikes were bad enough, these guys are going to tear me a new one if they bother sending hunter fleets
>>331774534
Time to activate the sleeper agent cells and go allahu ackbar on their markets then
god fucking damn phase ships are still annoying as fuck to fight
all they do is phase in, move at super sanic speed, do nothing then disengage to vent and repeat the same shit over and over again
>>331774079
Banish Torpedo sucks. Their arming time is too long and their range is too short. Often the target just backs away and the pod just self detonates. Or they rush you and the Banish pods just crash harmlessly into their shields.
Blizzaia with Banish are completely ineffectively. I would suggest either shorten their arming time or extend their effective range. There are also no 2 ammo Banish torpedo for small missile slots.
>>331775169
More to the point, they need a true reliable custom AI. Not some vanilla MIRV fuckery. Something I'll probably tackle for the next update.
>work on a portrait mod to complement the portrait pack mod
>final product is crap
I got way too excited making this shit.
Alex really needs to address the lack of any discernable Economy.
You should be able to help foster economic progress with your given faction, allies etc.
This shit is ridiculous
>Big fucking fleet
>I can't uniformly kit it out in weaponry because Squalls armory might as well be non-existent.
>>331775863
are those literally just anime CG crops
>>331775974
>porn* CG crops
>>331776080
>hentai* CG crops
>>331775863
>>331775863
I know what's wrong with it.
There's roughly 20-30 Portraits there where the artist who drew them lacked any understanding of how to draw a focus to the pictures.
I can't put it into words accurately I lack the vocabulary
I'd get rid of everything from Masketta 001 down to QT 005
The rest look pretty decent.
>>331775974
The animu ones, yeah.
>>331776080
>>331776116
I don't think the game had lewds, hence why no one translated it.
>>331776195
Yeah, I think I'll go scour deviant art some more.
Speaking of portraits, someone needs to make a rip from Jagged Alliance
>>331775863
Looks fine to me.
>>331776526
It's all over the place.
>>331776325
It most certainly did have lewds.
http://exhentai.org/g/551119/e97ac23c5f/
>>331776325
Good portraits need crisp line work, you can't be having that shit look smudgy and unfocused. And avoid retarded fucking Photoshop effects. QT019 is a good example of really bad linework, and all of those Masketta's look fucking retarded with their Photoshop bloom.
Considering all those AnimuF portraits are done by a professional they're taking a shit all over the rest of those portraits.
>>331775971
>blaming Nexerelin for vanilla economy problems
>>331743027
>Running 60 ships here. I had to edit the limit for more ships.
Elaborate plz
>Bringing a Construction Rig also helps
Does it actually do anything?
Well, Hegemoney just fucked up trying to make the Hiigarans against Three-Tacks, and now the Imperium-Hiigaran alliance declared war.
How fucked do you think they are?
>>331777394
>>331777394
Anon.
Reread what I said.
Go ahead. It won't hurt.
>>331777471
High end Hegemony ships of the line can tank like a motherfucker.
They put a couple lvl 20 Officers at helm with the right perks and they're going to hurt.
>No Transforming next-gen Super Acolyte Fighter wings in Hiig Descendants mod.
Damnit.
>>331777672
>Squall's armory
No vanilla planet is named Squall
>>331777447
Change "maxShipsInFleet" in \mods\Starsector Plus\data\config\settings.json using a text editor like notepad with right click>Open>Select Program From List.
If you are not using mods, it is in starsector-core\data\config\settings.json.
Vanilla is 25 max, SS+ is 35 max.
>Bringing a Construction Rig also helps
Only when you took hull damage does it help you repair your ship faster and cut down on supply use. Otherwise, it just sits there. The construction rig needs a buff IMO.
>>331778062
While you're at it you probably want to increase the max number of officers.
I also increase the max level of officers to 28 so they can get all the skills.
>>331777826
Uhh, yeah it is.
I'm looking right at it my nigga.
>>331777791
Yeah I'm sad the Acolytes aren't in there.
Instead, enjoy an Eagle getting beaten up by cool green engine ships.
>>331702997
12, 2, the rest isilluminati
Man starsector threads are nice.
I wish we have more threads like this.
>>331779060
Should've seen it when this was being posted a lot.
>>331775863
>this mess of inconsistent artstyles
To each his own I guess.
>>331779154
?
>>331779198
Is that a Falken frigate
>>331779302
Yes.
>>331779060
>/v/ coming together to discuss nothing but gameplay for a niche space game for 500+ posts
This place can be pretty cool sometimes
takes forever to tune these new weapons
>>331779154
Fuck off, Appro-chan.
it looks like a boring fucking game, to be brutally honest, and nothing you can say or post will ever change my opinion.
eat a dick, virallers
>>331779734
bye bye
>>331779734
Alright, whatever you say anon.
>>331779565
>273 shots/minute
>6 max charges
what
>>331780067
tooltips get fucking stupid when you introduce clip/charge mechanics
basically, its more efficient shortly after you begin firing then it drops down, but still delivers consistent plinking
>>331779497
Definitely surprisingly minimal amount of shitposting.
Why did that /vg/ general not work out? That would be much easier than the random thread every couple of days on /v/.
>>331779198
The plan was to have each faction have their own sets/artstyle. I abandoned that idea when I found out how sparse the portraits become, also the portrait pack in the official forums already mashed together different styles so I thought whatevs~
Anyways, it'd be nice y'all can point me to your favorite quality portraits so I can rip 'em out and slap them to mine.
>Bounty of 36k says guy has a decently sized fleet
>It's just him in a Condor with 2 Lashers, some other shitty frigate decked out in IBIS systems, and 4 fighter wings
And then this chucklenuts gets me a Mostro Cannon Array and Thrush LRM system. Was he just hauling that giant cannon battery around in hopes of getting a bigger ship?
>>331778551
>FPS: 24
Wow. And you don't even have much going on. Must be a nice slideshow for you to fight diable or neutrino.
>>331780226
It doesn't survive for long. /vg/ is also getting way too fast for its own good.
>>331780405
Ban ASSFAGOTS
>>331780315
>>331780315
Careful nigga
Some of them lashers don't fuck around.
I got a pair one was a Undine and another was a Salamander.
The Undine was a straight up fuck you, it could phase skip at like 70% max flux, pop off a dual Antimatter blaster salvo and then phase skip away, and drain out excess Flux in like sub 5 seconds.
Shit was retarded.
>>331780698
Wait what, skipping lashers? You sure you don't mean a Wolf?
>>331780698
the Undine does not fuck around
When do I stop using the Scarab?
>>331781397
When it blows up.
So probably not anytime soon.
>>331778192
>I also increase the max level of officers to 28 so they can get all the skills.
I meant 32.
>>331781027
Yezzir.
Fucking phase skipping Lasher, and I think it's a Teleport so its precision targeted.
That little bastard was bruce lee 2 stepping my ass.
>Bernthal as the fucking Punisher
>No Thomas Jane
Well fuck you too.
I dunno lads, this thing seems like a piece of shit
>>331782264
I've never found much use for it, but it's fairly good for escorting a cruiser with some beams
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