Unit Discussion/Previews

[Stormrage]

Then whose ships are the ones above?

 

[kluthe]

who the **** knows, but I'm certain that their not Tau ships.

 

[LMR]

Well, the ones i posted came up in a google search for tau ships, but those look a lot tau-ier. thanks

 

[kluthe]

no prob, I'm a Tau fanatic.

 

[LMR]

In that case, which spaceships should we use as naval vessels in the mod in your opinion?

 

[aaglo]

They have atleast a cool looking dropship which could be transformed into a transport ship

EDIT: actually, check out the battlefleet gothic tau ships:
http://uk.games-workshop.com/storefront/store.uk?do=List_Models&code=301006&orignav=300808

 

[LMR]

Yeah, those are the ones i originally posted. So they are tau after all...

 

[kluthe]

In that case, which spaceships should we use as naval vessels in the mod in your opinion?

BFG TAU PROTECTOR

TAU CASTELLAN CLASS ESCORT

TAU EMISSARY CLASS STARSHIP

WARDEN GUNSHIPS
AERONAUTICA IMPERIALIS TAU TIGER SHARK

AERONAUTICA IMPERIALIS TAU TIGERSHARK AX-2-2 WITH REMORA DRONE STEALTH FIGHTERS

AERONAUTICA IMPERIALIS TAU MANTA

A Tau Manta features a drop down bay able to hold 4 Tau Tanks.
AERONAUTICA IMPERIALIS TAU BARRACUDAS

these, in addition to the two I posted earlier

 

[LMR]

Well, we have room for a transport, a cruiser and a battleship

The Manta and Barracuda are going to be aircraft

So maybe aaglo's pic as the transport, the emissary as the cruiser and the protector as the battleship?

 

[aaglo]

With those wide protector & emissary-class ships is one big problem when turned into sea surface vessels: They are the worst kind of design possible . Unless the lenght/width ratios are dramatically changed

 

[Stormrage]

Perhaps Tau should have "special" sea units, like submarines?
They don`t have to behave very differently than normal ships in game terms (invisible and all that, cos of the technology), but they would look cool gliding under water.

Cos most of their hovertanks/spaceships/football teams are named after fish..

 

[LMR]

Or they can be hovercraft, like most of their vehicles

 

[aaglo]

hovercraft...? Or Hydrofoils.
That could work

 

[kluthe]

Well, we have room for a transport, a cruiser and a battleship

The Manta and Barracuda are going to be aircraft

So maybe aaglo's pic as the transport, the emissary as the cruiser and the protector as the battleship?

other way around, emissary as battleship, protector as cruiser; the custodian is a carrier

 

[kluthe]

and the tiger shark AX-2-2 could act as a light carrier

 

[LMR]

What do you guys think of having a carrier as a unique tau unit?

 

[DragonBird]

Well, you could have the Tau ships sit on the water but have waves "radiate" from around them - kind of like helis.

I don't think it should be only availible for the tau... but you could give them some extra room as a race perk (cram some extra kroots in there)

 

[kluthe]

Well, you could have the Tau ships sit on the water but have waves "radiate" from around them - kind of like helis.

I don't think it should be only availible for the tau... but you could give them some extra room as a race perk (cram some extra kroots in there)

or, jike the star wars Mod i'm involved with, we could make it so that each race has mostly unique units; what do you think?



Edit: plz disregard, screwup

 

[kluthe]

Well, you could have the Tau ships sit on the water but have waves "radiate" from around them - kind of like helis.

I don't think it should be only availible for the tau... but you could give them some extra room as a race perk (cram some extra kroots in there)

or, like the star wars Mod i'm involved with, we could make it so that each race has mostly unique units; what do you think?

 

[LMR]

Each race does have mostly unique units, i was referring to a truely unique unit.

most factions have "assault infantry" whether that is an assault marine, an ogryn or a stormboy or whatever, but a unique unit in this sense would mean only one faction would have that kind of unit, like the imperial guard and their vulture gunship