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Post by cptjeff on May 4, 2006 19:30:44 GMT
also, you may very well be at a rank to command before all the details get hammered out. It may not be the flagship, but it could replace another fleet ship that's aging.
And if you have a 3-d version, move it into a few positions that you like, use the print screen button (located above the insert key) and then open paint or soemthing and paste the image.
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Post by iantalosarika on May 5, 2006 1:57:46 GMT
You're right, I actually would like to try to think of a way to get the ship to have some "The Next Warp Drive" type-thing like they were expirementing with in one of the TNG episodes, I think it was some kind of wave, I forgot what it was called.
Yes, but the images look better if I can remember how to save them properly because I would need to render the image first.
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Post by iantalosarika on May 5, 2006 1:59:03 GMT
I think I've had another name, but I might want to use that for another ship I am working on, how does the "Starchaser Class" sound?
And I must say, that other Defender class looks nice.
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Post by jared on May 6, 2006 13:35:34 GMT
How about Lightchaser? Stars don't move very fast, so aren't hard to catch. Or Tachyon? From Greek; lit. 'one who moves at speed'. The Black Tulip of this site is fitted secretly with slipstream drive, but cannot hold the speed for a long time. Possibly design whichever ship to be a slipstream vehicle as it's far better to have a purpose made one than an adapted one running three different systems (impulse, warp and slipstream).
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Post by kosh0darmek on May 15, 2006 22:33:32 GMT
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Post by jared on May 16, 2006 11:33:12 GMT
It's too fashionable though. This is a military ship; it should not sound like a sports car; at best the name should suggest the unique quality of the design or give a general military feel. It's not about having a ring to it, it's about sounding professional.
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Post by Zhukarak Hrisvalar on May 16, 2006 11:55:39 GMT
It's too fashionable though. This is a military ship; it should not sound like a sports car; at best the name should suggest the unique quality of the design or give a general military feel. It's not about having a ring to it, it's about sounding professional. I have to disagree with that sentiment.
If you take a closer look at the capabilities and the history of the US Aegis class warship www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cg-47.htm You'll note that it is a sportscar of warships...a sportscar with some serious weaponry.
That was part of the reason it came to be...to be sleek...fast...and yet deadly... .
EDIT: I just realized that you were referring to the naming of the ship as far as sportscar goes...oops! But the rest still holds true!
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Post by jared on May 16, 2006 14:02:27 GMT
It should be pointed out that the Aegis class is also a seafaring vessel, so being sleek is useful. Unless a starship is meant to go into the atmosphere, which limits its usefulness in space somewhat, it does not need to be aerodynamic.
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Post by kosh0darmek on May 16, 2006 15:20:04 GMT
i think a Achilles if its going to be a war ship the greatest of the greek warriors but we never sed its a war ship did we cant it be more peacful or diplomatic
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Post by iantalosarika on May 16, 2006 21:51:25 GMT
Actually, earlier I had mentioned that I had designed it to be fast and powerful for war purposes.
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Post by jared on May 17, 2006 12:04:07 GMT
'Fleet footed' was one of the labels applied to Achilles in the Iliad. Just check that noone else has already used the class name.
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Post by iantalosarika on May 17, 2006 23:49:56 GMT
I doubt this is a great name, but I suddenly thought Silver Class.
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Post by cptjeff on May 18, 2006 8:46:33 GMT
could work, if nobody's used it yet.
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Post by jared on May 18, 2006 12:50:50 GMT
And Silver was the Lone Ranger's horse.
Sounds a good name; neutral connotations, not culture specific and doesn't sound like a sports car.
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Post by iantalosarika on May 20, 2006 23:22:13 GMT
What's a connotation?
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2006 0:11:59 GMT
It's the way someone interprets a word or phrase rather than the literal or direct meaning.
So having a neutral connotation means that no one will be offended or upset by the word.
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Post by Harrias Jira on May 23, 2006 15:40:13 GMT
And Silver was the Lone Ranger's horse. Sounds a good name; neutral connotations, not culture specific and doesn't sound like a sports car. No, as close as it gets are the Rolls Royce Silver Spirit line. However, its neutral connotations provides in my view the largest flaw. It really doesn't have much meaning at all, which while perhaps good, just seems too lifeless to me.
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Post by jared on May 23, 2006 17:06:12 GMT
Yeah, but at least it's not tacky. Having a name with little meaning every now and then is useful because it stands out.
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Post by Harrias Jira on May 23, 2006 17:15:41 GMT
True.
(I think I'm advertising Budweiser...)
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2006 17:32:44 GMT
Did you get permission to do that?
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Post by iantalosarika on May 23, 2006 21:00:36 GMT
Yeah, now that I think about it, it does sound lifeless. I got this idea yesterday and was going to see what you people thought of the Crusader Class. I looked at the Official site and there are no official ships called the Crusader or the Crusader class, and I don't know where to look for other fan ships, so I don't know about any unofficial fan ships with a similar name.
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Post by cptjeff on May 24, 2006 1:15:00 GMT
try google. that's usually a pretty common way to do it.
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Post by iantalosarika on May 24, 2006 21:36:34 GMT
I did a quick search and didn't find anything. Then again, I'm no good with Google.
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Post by iantalosarika on May 24, 2006 23:40:59 GMT
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Post by cptjeff on May 25, 2006 1:14:46 GMT
are perspective veiws possible? thatis, veiws that show some of the top, front and side, or some combonation of such.
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