The next build requested from the people at Discovery GC, welcome back to the Freelancer series of ships.
This is the Nyx, a Very Heavy Fighter flown by the people of the Crayter Republic.
I've taken a few small liberties with this build, but only small ones. From a distance, even in a good light, people will say, "Yep, that is a Nyx".
This ship doesn't seem to be as heavily armed as the other Freelancer ships, but it most definitely is.
The weapons are mounted as close as possible to where the real ones would be and have been XML edited, especially the wing mounted guns.
In the game Freelancer Discovery, this ship would normally have 4 guns on the wings, 2 on the top, two on the bottom, but I thought it would ruin the nice look it currently has and put the two guns in the one spot and then did some XML editing on them, making a single gun.
Controls as per normal, flies a teeny tiny bit down.
Disclaimer: This ship was designed by a player going by the name of Doom from Discovery GC.
I hold no claim over this design.
Any perceived faults/mistakes are mine.
Builders Note: Doing the 'grill' intakes was a PAIN, but the end result was totally worth it.
Interestingly, the only flight surfaces on this ship are the ones you can see, there are no hidden flight surfaces at all!
Pictures used to make the build can be found --> HERE
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 35.0ft (10.7m)
- Length 45.6ft (13.9m)
- Height 15.2ft (4.6m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 13,073lbs (5,930kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 3.352
- Wing Loading 11.6lbs/ft2 (56.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,126.8ft2 (104.7m2)
- Drag Points 12168
Parts
- Number of Parts 533
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 1,422
About Weapons in Freelancer: All weapons are grouped into classes, from class 1 up to class 10, 1 being 'weak' and 10 being very powerful.
The Nyx can support 1 class 10, 3 class 9 and 2 class 8 guns or missile launchers, as well as a torpedo launcher.
Unlike here, firing time is limited by the amount of power the ship has, you run out of power and the guns stop working.
I may have to think about creating a set of weapons that use the class system specifically for the Freelancer Discovery series of ships.
Most Very Heavy Fighters use class 8, 9 and 10 guns, so it would be nice to have something that reflects that.
Class 8 would be the Minigun, stock.
Class 9 the Heavy Machine gun maybe.
Class 10 would have to be either one of those XML edited in some fashion.
Thoughts?
I've done the 'hidden engine' trick yet again with this build, using a BFE 150, but the three visible engines do actually provide a little power.
I was a little surprised by how well it flew, after a little tweaking of the various centers of course.
I can only hope the next ship flies as well as this one, it has a forward swept wing on it and those can be difficult to make fly well.