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Do you feel only one flyer makes sense?
Lets address that shal we.
Manticore:
The Manticore was designed before the extent of the Pandora virus was fully realized and as such has many "old world" ideals.
Designed to carry a 4 man science team plus a armored recon vehicle (7 cap), the Manticore development was long and well planned.
As a result we have an aircraft with a solid range and speed; the froward planning also allowed for multiple hard-points intended to have scientific equipment mounted.
While the Manticore is still a reliable design it fails to excel in any field.
Unit capacity: 7
Durability: 1250
Speed: 750
Range: 4500
Cost: tech down, material unchanged
Thunderbird:
The Thunderbird is a clear product of New Jericho's philosophy, a tool for humanities defense.
Boasting space for 7 troops and armored support vehicle (10 cap) and a top speed slightly higher than the Manticore, the Thunderbird is a clear and effective tool of war.
unfortunately, pushing the flight systems with the additional mass and speed does require additional stops, but thanks to the engineering teams each stop is negligible impact on travel time only needing a safe landing zone for several minutes to purge the thermal batteries before taking to the skys again.
Unit capacity: 10
Durability: 2500
Speed: 800
Range: 3000
Cost: materials up
Helios:
Many speculate that the development of the Helios was originally a luxury personal aircraft.
Military models of the Helios have a much more spartan troop compartment, while retaining luxury seating and sound system in the cockpit.
Many Synedrion pilots have declared this to be highly necessary for a high stress situations allowing them to perform at peak for longer, however the infiltration corps has described those features as [
REDACTED
]
Regardless of the small details, the Helios can transport a standard 6 man squad of troops to any battle field or research opportunity significantly faster than any competitor.
The downside of being on the cutting edge, unexpected side effects.
The advanced alloys used in the propulsion systems generate eddy currents through the whole body of the aircraft, eventually discharging in an often lethal way.
To deal with this frequent landing to ground the craft is required, This also lends credibility to the "city hopping elites" theory of the crafts design.
Unit capacity: 6
Durability: 950
Speed: 1150
Range: 2500
Cost: Tech up slightly, Materials down slightly
Tiamat:
The Tiamat is the result of "donated" technology and research from devotees originally from New Jericho and Synedrion combining many ideas from both groups.
The use of lighter than air gasses to create a neutrally buoyant ship requiring almost no energy to stay in the air, the result is, an airship with the range to visit the gifts of the dead god to any part of the globe with very few stops.
While the top speed is somewhat disappointing, hopping between continents without unneeded sidetracking is an undeniable boon.
A standard deployment is a priest leading 6 devotees. (7 cap)
The obvious problem with a giant balloon is, popping it is not difficult, the result is quite a fragile aircraft when compared to the completion.
Many involved in the development had planned to name the new airship "the Tobias West" as it is a large amount of hot air that is good at moving people but useless in a fight, in the end a more diplomatic name was chosen.
Unit capacity: 7
Durability: 650
Speed: 700
Range: 9500
Cost: Tech down, Materials down to represent durability .... its a balloon
Changes:
Tweaked all aircraft in ways i feel to be "lore friendly"
See above for the fluff.
Requires:
Modnix
PPDEF Modifier place JSON file in PPDEF Modifier folder
Planned development:
Bold italic lines are yet to be implemented
Alter durability to better represent each aircraft's role in the world.
Alter costings to reflect changes.
Both with be added as soon as i can work out the variables, ive been trying to dig through this for hours, ive got the core working.
Lets address that shal we.
Manticore:
The Manticore was designed before the extent of the Pandora virus was fully realized and as such has many "old world" ideals.
Designed to carry a 4 man science team plus a armored recon vehicle (7 cap), the Manticore development was long and well planned.
As a result we have an aircraft with a solid range and speed; the froward planning also allowed for multiple hard-points intended to have scientific equipment mounted.
While the Manticore is still a reliable design it fails to excel in any field.
Unit capacity: 7
Durability: 1250
Speed: 750
Range: 4500
Cost: tech down, material unchanged
Thunderbird:
The Thunderbird is a clear product of New Jericho's philosophy, a tool for humanities defense.
Boasting space for 7 troops and armored support vehicle (10 cap) and a top speed slightly higher than the Manticore, the Thunderbird is a clear and effective tool of war.
unfortunately, pushing the flight systems with the additional mass and speed does require additional stops, but thanks to the engineering teams each stop is negligible impact on travel time only needing a safe landing zone for several minutes to purge the thermal batteries before taking to the skys again.
Unit capacity: 10
Durability: 2500
Speed: 800
Range: 3000
Cost: materials up
Helios:
Many speculate that the development of the Helios was originally a luxury personal aircraft.
Military models of the Helios have a much more spartan troop compartment, while retaining luxury seating and sound system in the cockpit.
Many Synedrion pilots have declared this to be highly necessary for a high stress situations allowing them to perform at peak for longer, however the infiltration corps has described those features as [
REDACTED
]
Regardless of the small details, the Helios can transport a standard 6 man squad of troops to any battle field or research opportunity significantly faster than any competitor.
The downside of being on the cutting edge, unexpected side effects.
The advanced alloys used in the propulsion systems generate eddy currents through the whole body of the aircraft, eventually discharging in an often lethal way.
To deal with this frequent landing to ground the craft is required, This also lends credibility to the "city hopping elites" theory of the crafts design.
Unit capacity: 6
Durability: 950
Speed: 1150
Range: 2500
Cost: Tech up slightly, Materials down slightly
Tiamat:
The Tiamat is the result of "donated" technology and research from devotees originally from New Jericho and Synedrion combining many ideas from both groups.
The use of lighter than air gasses to create a neutrally buoyant ship requiring almost no energy to stay in the air, the result is, an airship with the range to visit the gifts of the dead god to any part of the globe with very few stops.
While the top speed is somewhat disappointing, hopping between continents without unneeded sidetracking is an undeniable boon.
A standard deployment is a priest leading 6 devotees. (7 cap)
The obvious problem with a giant balloon is, popping it is not difficult, the result is quite a fragile aircraft when compared to the completion.
Many involved in the development had planned to name the new airship "the Tobias West" as it is a large amount of hot air that is good at moving people but useless in a fight, in the end a more diplomatic name was chosen.
Unit capacity: 7
Durability: 650
Speed: 700
Range: 9500
Cost: Tech down, Materials down to represent durability .... its a balloon
Changes:
Tweaked all aircraft in ways i feel to be "lore friendly"
See above for the fluff.
Requires:
Modnix
PPDEF Modifier place JSON file in PPDEF Modifier folder
Planned development:
Bold italic lines are yet to be implemented
Alter durability to better represent each aircraft's role in the world.
Alter costings to reflect changes.
Both with be added as soon as i can work out the variables, ive been trying to dig through this for hours, ive got the core working.