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[sloosecannon]

Actually, the (for the moment) end of the mod is 2557, because Mantle's Approach. So if they could stretch shields over a three mile long warship, I'm sure they can do it on a space station that's maybe 600x600 meters. I like the one guy who drew it's interpretation (I would know your name if you posted more...) Station research NEEDS to be in the defensive tree, offensive upgrading already takes 40-ish minutes overall. Other than that your points are mostly fine. Hangars should be same as vanilla. Construction pods should start with 2 pods but at 0% speed, (they can be ship breaking yards) and gradually upgrade.
Just my opinion.

Ahem...
Technically the mod is build-your-own-canon, starting before the fall of Reach and into the "future"
[/major nitpick]
Looks awesome by the way, although I don't think the upgrade path will be linear (IE you can either get defenses or shipyards or [insert other upgrades here] first - none of them are (can?) be prereqs for each other)

[Crisiss]

Ahem...
Technically the mod is build-your-own-canon, starting before the fall of Reach and into the "future"
[/major nitpick]
Looks awesome by the way, although I don't think the upgrade path will be linear (IE you can either get defenses or shipyards or [insert other upgrades here] first - none of them are (can?) be prereqs for each other)

Hence the (for the moment) comment. The game for right now isn't projected to include anything beyond 2557.

[Crisiss]

Remember we are going to be rebuilding the research tree of each faction... once a few of us finish the semester ;-)

Good, I hate the research tree as is.

[sloosecannon]

Hence the (for the moment) comment. The game for right now isn't projected to include anything beyond 2557.

But it could...
We don't have an end date because the mod's canon differs from the true Halo canon. Anything (within reason) could happen

[SPECTRE]

Yeh like an older ship like the Athens carrier magically staying in service beyond the eion which was still in service at reach...

[Crisiss]

But it could...
We don't have an end date because the mod's canon differs from the true Halo canon. Anything (within reason) could happen

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Edited by sloosecannon, 22 April 2014 - 10:37 AM.
Don't shout at an admin. U+200E...

[TheFireofPatience]

personally I'd prefer some of the later research should let you use power generators on the planet, i.e. stopping all resource production for the gravity well, and SEVERELY reducing the MAC reload times for the station, or maybe even the SuperMACs in orbit so that it would be a massive deterent for any 'would be' attackers.

[SternuS]

Figured I'd make this visual.

First up, the regular Anchor 9 model:

Then with a hangar upgrade

After that a maxed out weapons upgrade (Archer pods not yet showing)

Then a trading upgrade:

And finally it's also able to produce ships with the shipyard upgrade:

 

Damn. Looks beautiful. Great work there man!

[Moustachio86]

I love this idea. The anchor as-is works pretty well but this would make it a fantastic addition. I agree with the sentiment that it'd be nice to be able to have a fully upgraded station as long as I have the dollar to throw into it. Also that concept art looks great, I can't wait. 

[Demosthenes]

This is a cool thread!

 

The UNSC Hopeful is pretty much an Anchor station where Carter becomes a Spartan-III in the Birth of a Spartan trailer for Reach.  Perhaps the station can have an ability/abilities that have something to do with Spartans or hospital functions?  (not making any real suggestions, just asking if there are suggestions that can spring from that info)

http://halo.wikia.co...ki/UNSC_Hopeful

[Stephan-338]

This is a cool thread!

 

The UNSC Hopeful is pretty much an Anchor station where Carter becomes a Spartan-III in the Birth of a Spartan trailer for Reach.  Perhaps the station can have an ability/abilities that have something to do with Spartans or hospital functions?  (not making any real suggestions, just asking if there are suggestions that can spring from that info)

http://halo.wikia.co...ki/UNSC_Hopeful

The Hopeful is a ship, not a station

[Demosthenes]

The Hopeful is a ship, not a station

The picture of it looks similar enough to Anchor 9 that I think we can consider them in the same class.  Death Star is a "station" but moves like a ship and can go into hyperspace.  What difference does it make?

[Stephan-338]

The picture of it looks similar enough to Anchor 9 that I think we can consider them in the same class.  Death Star is a "station" but moves like a ship and can go into hyperspace.  What difference does it make?

The Death star is the size of a small moon, so it really doesn't compare, while the Hopeful used to be an Anchor station, it is now a ship, since it can move in slipspace and a normal  Anchor Station cannot.

[SPECTRE]

By technicality anchor 9 is also a ship, it can also move, it has the same thrusters, UNSC hopeful is essentially two anchor stations welded together with a slipspace drive.

[Stephan-338]

By technicality anchor 9 is also a ship, it can also move, it has the same thrusters, UNSC hopeful is essentially two anchor stations welded together with a slipspace drive.

But you wouldn't say the ISS is a ship just because it can move a bit

[sloosecannon]

before it's asked, no the starbase won't move...

[Stephan-338]

before it's asked, no the starbase won't move...

Kind of logical

[SPECTRE]

But you wouldn't say the ISS is a ship just because it can move a bit

Actually it can't leave orbit so it can't be a ship.

[sloosecannon]

Actually it can't leave orbit so it can't be a ship.

Not strictly true...
You could escape from Earth's orbit by golfing if you REALLY wanted to. It's just not feasible to get it to leave orbit

[SPECTRE]

Not strictly true...
You could escape from Earth's orbit by golfing if you REALLY wanted to. It's just not feasible to get it to leave orbit

Interesting article. But can't apply to a station. A ship can enter an orbit, but a station can't terminate orbit without a rather large hand still.