[IRC] New starbound ship

That's it, as pope, I QUIT

 

Top floor is going to be a vault/armory. All valuables go there behind a securely locked door, despite my ship being impossible to get to without my permission. Equipment will be displayed there, as will the weapons of worthy opponents and my retired weapons. When invited over, the first thing you will be showed is my magnificent collection of weapons taken from people that I have killed.

Middle floor will be barracks/rec room. A large amount of beds will be provided, as well as many tables and chairs for dinner guests and some assorted novelties.

Bottom floor will be filled with terrain and water. A sort of biodeck. Pets will be kept here, in order to "entertain" guests that have displeased me.

Yep, my ship is going to be hardcore.

 

Very nice, hope we can see a fully customized one at some point.

 

She brought a packed lunch with her, how sweet.

 

But the more levels you have, the better the ship you have. Just like how having more wings on a plane makes it fly better!

In all seriousness, I can't wait to see the different ships

 

I'll second the FTL reference, and the Battlestations boardgame reference it implies. I have a few thoughts after reading this thread. Will you need to add something like a launch bay to carry the dropship? What is even the point of the dropship when you can beam down? As for elevators, gravlifsts, telepads or jeffries tubes between the levels, I think the tabula rasa approach is best.

About "why would I build a planet base with that much room on the ship?" Maybe the ship can only provide so much power for systems, where a base would offer more capacity? Are there even going to be ships systems? Engines, weapons, shields, life support... the usuals. Even if there is no space combat, if theres confirmed to be devices for player movement, perhaps there are unlockable systems for the ship? Maybe certain scanners for travelling wormholes or gravity lanes or something? Special equipment for certain missions? A coating of Foobarium plot armor to allow passage of the dense and damaging sidequest nebula? Just what roles will the ship play other than travel and pimpable ride?

To quote one of my favorite robots: Need input!

 

Very nice. I like that we get to see a bigger ship!

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Now the question is... Can I fill it with penguins.

 

Quick question to any staff reading: Can you paint the walls of the ship? Obviously you can place your own walls and paint them, but I wanna know about the ship's default walls.

 

No, I am the pope.

 

Then I have a question for you. Y U QUIT?

 

No, no. I am the NEW pope.

 

Cool!

I hope there's a flying saucer! ...Err a sphere? Borg cube?
What I mean is something with a layout where the pilot is in the middle and all the other rooms surround it.

I can only imagine what kinds of wacky things people will build inside their ships...
A ship full of dirt and fancy plants? A ship full of acid pools?! Maybe one filled to the brim with water...

 

Perhaps elevators aren't in the game yet, and the corridor is just a placeholder for when they're added?

 

Maybe that corridor has nothing in it on purpose, so people can put in whatever stairs/platforms they want.

 

A pilot in the middle would be epic with an EMP attack ;D No visuals! Yay!

Though the pic is neat, yes. Reminds me of Star Trek at first then it reminded me on Starbound!

 

I thought about FTL.

 

Actually the player can jump from the middle floor to the upper in half a second.Elevators would be useless.

 

Teleporters to other parts of the ship would fix this uselessness of elevators.

 

Or, you know, stairs...

 

Top left side of the ship is Point A.
Bottom left side of the ship is Point B.

You leave something at Point A, but you're all the way at Point B. Would you prefer to teleport there or take the long walk? It looks like the stairs section would be on the middle right side of the ship.