Abrazzar
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Posted - 2011.07.12 19:04:00 -
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Found an old thread of mine about specializing the role of a titan with some kind of rig, which could be done now with a titan sub-system. Just reposting it here for giggles' sake, it's three years old already:
Quote: The Titan Configuration is achieved by adding a special rig to the titan, which only titans can use and can only install one at any time. The rig could be made out of T2 capital parts fitting to their effect. The same mechanic could be used to give the other capitals or supercapitals more specialized roles, creating more choices and diversity. Even 'normal' ships could be given 'Role Rigs' to increase diversity without having to go through the whole ship design process, though balancing this at that scale could be awkward and difficult.
Here are examples of five specialized roles which a Titan can occupy: Fleet Command, Assault, Industrial, Frontline Logistics and Support Logistics.
Fleet Command Configuration Increases amount/efficiency of warfare link modules and increases the standard titan gang bonus at the cost of combat prowess, offense, defense or both. It is meant to hold a safe position in a system during fleet operations to serve as a command post for the fleet in combat, increasing the fleets prowess without being in the front lines itself.
Assault Configuration Increases the weapon efficiency and the doomsday device, maybe even allow a focused, single target DDD installed instead of a normal one which has a higher damage/RoF with lower activation costs. The downside is that the more 'civilian' modules like Jump Portal and Clone Vat bay cannot be used at all or at lower efficiency. Its purpose is to be directly at the front lines to wreck havoc among other capital ships and to accelerate POS takedowns.
Industrial Configuration Allows the use of new Industrial Titan Modules that copy the effect of certain POS modules, like refineries, assembly lines or even moon harvesters. The Industrial Configuration gimps any combat capability of the titan though. The function of a Industrial Titan is to act as a mobile POS for deep space exploration or nomadic corporations.
Frontline Logistics This configuration boosts the efficiency of logistic modules to repair shields, armor, hull and cap recharge rate. Instead of a DDD the Frontline Logistics Titan repairs ships of its assigned fleet close by and has a repair bay where any friendly can quickly fix up and refill any ship. It is supposed to be directly at the battlefield or close by to increase the durability of its fleet.
Support Logistics Increases the range of the Jump Portal or allows the creation of a semi permanent two way jump bridge. Cargo, clone bay and ship maintenance bay are enlarged to further fortify the logistics. The Support Logistics Titan is all but defenseless apart from maybe the DDD. It's purpose is to enter a contested system and quickly deploy a fleet or evacuate depending on the situation.
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