A big piece of advice is to use hot-block targeting - a lot of stronger craft are designed so that's less of an issue, but not much under 200k for any faction has a big counter to hot-block targeting
@Aerynolae9 ай бұрын
I'm new to the game, around 40 hrs in. Been watching people play this since Robbaz's foray with it several yrs back. I get lost watching my first APS cannon and missile system blow up small crafts, but I still have no idea how sturdy I should make my starter ships, and I'm still trying to get my head around on how to make them go beyond 10 m/s. Hopefully I could create a worthwhile ship (at least in newbie standards) that can circle around a Marauder's side. Thank you for the tips!
@BorderWise129 ай бұрын
You're welcome! Happy building! :)
@TheNeilBlack8 ай бұрын
You should make your ship sturdy enough to survive the enemies it's meant to fight. Learning how sturdy this is requires experience and a lot of testing. So keep building and you'll get there.
@friendlyspacedragon72508 ай бұрын
Don't underestimate wood for a cheap early craft! It's a great source for cheap hitpoints and can help your craft float. Cheap to repair too. You don't want an all-wood craft but adding one layer of metal and four wood is cheaper than two layers of metal and/or alloy. And if you're starting with the default easy DWG campaign, three wood layers alone should stop at least one hit from most targets you encounter early on.
@comet.x8 ай бұрын
remember that material wise 2m of metal is equivevelent to 20m of wood wedge
@puppylovera9 ай бұрын
I like using PT boats (patrol torpedo) and airplanes. They are fast and can just spam and overwhelm an enemy ship
@bjboss11199 ай бұрын
Another tip i find helpful is keep it small, as that keeps the cost down. Might just be my personal obsession with the perfect tetris though
@BorderWise129 ай бұрын
Yup, small is good for starters. Cheaper, and harder to hit. :D
@agustinyavar5259 ай бұрын
awesome!! I'd like to see more beginner friendly content
@Mernom9 ай бұрын
Personally, I modified the vanilla jet fighter by giving it 2 medium missiles, and replacing it's basic machine guns with one of the bigger simple weapon configurable APS guns with a small HEAT shell. 4 of them work quite well even into the endgame, with some fire support from nastier stuff. For your craft, I think the spinblock response that controls the main propulsion orientation is a bit too strong, when they point 90deg, it ends up being a sitting duck.... Unless that's intentional? suddenly losing speed like that is bound to throw off non homing attacks.
@BorderWise129 ай бұрын
That is intentional, yes. Changing speeds suddenly throws off enemy targeting and means the craft can avoid running aground more easily. Yes, I have finally gotten completely sick of ships trying to evolve onto land. XD
@spacedvenus9 ай бұрын
my first time being on a patreon screen!! also this is the exact kind of video I've been needing
@BorderWise129 ай бұрын
Yay! :D
@werdnanesral75369 ай бұрын
Yes!!!! Omg i can't wait i need this so bad
@alexhail99719 ай бұрын
Finally cheep and effective starter craft
@nobunagaoda84399 ай бұрын
My starter craft is a hovercraft for 60k with 8 diff guns. Can one shot stuff for... even 120k cost
@BorderWise129 ай бұрын
DIF guns are good for starters, true! Cheap, compact alpha-strike. 👍
@nobunagaoda84399 ай бұрын
@@BorderWise12 altho if target is not dead in 5 volleys somehow... well it will be 5 long minutes, or death
@spacedvenus9 ай бұрын
I'm very noob... what's a diff gun?
@epicbunny29695 ай бұрын
@@spacedvenusI know this is like 3 months late but a DIF gun stands for direct input fed, they are aps with the no auto loaders and have the ammo feeder on the firing piece, they get 5 shot (if you use 4 sides of the firing piece for ammo feeders) until they take a very long time to reload but they can have 500mm 10m shells. I hope this is helpful even if it’s late
@DewthWish8 ай бұрын
Can we see an in-depth construction of this craft?
@GamernetsLP9 ай бұрын
how did you make the rotating / vectored propellers?
@BorderWise129 ай бұрын
Spinblocks! You can set them to rotate in response to yaw commands, or any other propulsion command really.
@GamernetsLP9 ай бұрын
@@BorderWise12 Huh. But don't those props need steam or something? Or did they get retextured?
@edghety256026 күн бұрын
@@GamernetsLPno, those are air propellers
@DrrZed3 ай бұрын
>It must be able to handle enemy Godly designs Plunderer is a 'hard' design. Can your Explorer beat Abactor/Brigand/Crossbones/Ransack 1 on 1?