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[Unikraken]

 

The Covenant were very well known for hunting down Forerunner artifacts and expanding their technology with them. Coupling that with their bespoke, “coach-built” approach to ship building (made to order), it would certainly be the case for a Prophet's personal flagship, like the Solemn Penance seen in Halo 2. Regret's Assault Carrier was known to have taken shots from the orbital SMAC array on it's way to the surface of Earth and lived to tell the tale, which suggests she was outfitted with advanced Forerunner technology, as the only other known ship to take such a beating was Didact's flagship Mantle's Approach.

This city-esque variant of the Assault Carrier will be our new Covenant titan.

 

 

(Props to Lord Stark for suggesting this very thing a while before we were ready to accept it.)

[D4RKST0RM99]

Saves the trouble of including a hero ship class to the ranks like in ST Armad 3


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[UNSCAdmiral711]

Ooh looks pretty.. Cant wait to blow it up into pieces!

[Hageshii01]

"Green light!  Green light to engage!"

Looks awesome.  What kind of abilities can we expect, and what's going to happen to the Covenant Battleship/Super-Destroyer?

[Centurian128]

That's a fantastic idea!

[SternuS]

That's a fucking awesome idea.

 

CAS! MOAR!

[Unikraken]

"Green light!  Green light to engage!"

Looks awesome.  What kind of abilities can we expect, and what's going to happen to the Covenant Battleship/Super-Destroyer?

Zero from Homefront has still expressed interest in finishing that ship, so we'll either give you the option of one titan or the other, or we'll slide it down to just another capital ship. Unsure as of now.

[David0425]

It looks great, I personally would prefer this to the battleship anyway, Can't wait to see the final version of this beast!

[Jaeger]

*Heavy Breathing* I need it now!

[Lord Stark]

Omg it looks so beautiful!  And thanks for the props  

[Unikraken]

Omg it looks so beautiful!  And thanks for the props  

With the distinct difference between normal CAS and the ones in H2A, along with the Canon Fodder post confirming the tweets you posted, it became a very solid option, along with the slow turnaround for the SD, it seemed like a viable placeholder that became something more serious.

[Insert IGN]

If this does not make it to the titan stage, will it be possible to make this one of 2 randomly generated models of the CAS when we build the CAS? So as to put some sense of individuality and uniqueness to each CAS. Or is the engine unable to do things like that?

[Cole Protocol]

If this does not make it to the titan stage, will it be possible to make this one of 2 randomly generated models of the CAS when we build the CAS? So as to put some sense of individuality and uniqueness to each CAS. Or is the engine unable to do things like that?

Sins is, unfortunately, incapable of picking from random models when something is built. It can switch models of a certain ship based on research, however this would not produce the desired effect.

[Insert IGN]

Sins is, unfortunately, incapable of picking from random models when something is built. It can switch models of a certain ship based on research, however this would not produce the desired effect.

Sigh, what a shame. Would have been pretty cool too I guess, but I guess an old game engine can only do so much.

[Azo 'Salcam]

YES!

Do et! Sounds like a very excellent idea!

[HarkenScythe]

I like it. Model looks really cool. Cant wait!

[TheHippie]

Will it fill the same role the SD was originally planned for? A "One ship fleet Demi-Titan"?

Also, will we be able to build 2, like they appeared in Halo 2/H2a?-Possibly using the same system SOGE has?

Having two Prophet-Coached CAS's = ~one Infinity sounds like a logical idea. And being able to field two "Demi-Titans" on the map would allow the Covenant to relegate separate fleets for Attack/Defense/Spread with more ease where the UNSC would otherwise overwhelm them.

[Metanator]

If I were to take a guess, would this ship behave like an Assault Carrier on steroids? Not being able to deal the first phase damage that the super destroyer would, but being able to keep dishing out the second phase damage?

[Lord Stark]

Will it fill the same role the SD was originally planned for? A "One ship fleet Demi-Titan"?

Also, will we be able to build 2, like they appeared in Halo 2/H2a?-Possibly using the same system SOGE has?

Having two Prophet-Coached CAS's = ~one Infinity sounds like a logical idea. And being able to field two "Demi-Titans" on the map would allow the Covenant to relegate separate fleets for Attack/Defense/Spread with more ease where the UNSC would otherwise overwhelm them.

Sins doesn't allow two Titans on the field.  +Regrets CAS being able to shrug off SMACs should mean its a match for Infinity imo.

[TheHippie]

Sins doesn't allow two Titans on the field.  +Regrets CAS being able to shrug off SMACs should mean its a match for Infinity imo.

Sins of a Galactic Empire (SOGE) has developed a really clever workaround to get two Titans out at a time. But yeah, Regret's Carrier was able to plow through a fleet with hundreds of ships plus a Cortana assisted SMAC. You'd think it'd be able to stand toe-to-toe with the Mary-Sue of starships. But with the Infinity being more offensive and the Prophet Carrier being more defensive.