Beta 3: Shrike Class

[DOCa Cola]

posted on May 9th, 2004, 4:44 pm

Last edited by DOCa Cola on May 9th, 2004, 6:44 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Sometimes you meet an old friend after years of separation. You can say something similar to the Romulan Shrike Class.

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posted on May 11th, 2004, 12:54 pm

Cool I loved that ship in armada 1 , it wasnt that strong in A1 though, but it had the same special weapon and if u would put tal shiar agend on a main base, everything that the enemy has revealed until that moment was shown, will this be the case in fleetops too?

posted on May 11th, 2004, 12:56 pm

nice shot, takin this vessel

posted on May 11th, 2004, 1:07 pm

Looks very nice, finally something to help with the Romulans lack of picket ships

posted on May 11th, 2004, 2:19 pm

yep, the tal shiar agent will work the same as in armada1

posted on May 11th, 2004, 2:28 pm

I thought Shrike has the spy in A2

posted on May 11th, 2004, 2:53 pm

yep, the tal shiar agent is nearly the same as the spy. we used a different name, cause the romulan intelligence center already has an ability called spy

posted on May 11th, 2004, 2:58 pm

Very nice! Waiting with much anticipation!

posted on May 11th, 2004, 9:52 pm

Very cool. I've always like the Strike class. Nice to see some Romulan Avatars

posted on May 12th, 2004, 12:12 pm

I guess this vessle is sort of like rhein class(without class), it has the same weapons, it's about the same size, will there be any difference except the special weapon?

posted on May 12th, 2004, 2:07 pm

hehe its Rhienn, not the river Rhein

Yep there are many differences. The Shrike has different weapons from the Rhienn. The Shrike Pulse Disruptors are "Rapid Fire" Pulse disruptors, which means they will reload faster but deal less damage. The Shrike has faster movement speed, too.
The most significant difference is the weaponrange. The Shrike is short range, while the Rhienn is long Range. In Beta3 the characteristics of weaponranges have been increased. In other words the starships have a differenc charakter. The Shrike is a strong vessel with greate defensive capabilities, while the Rhienn has massive offensive firepower over a long distance but lack shieldings and hull strength.

Greetings,
Optec

posted on May 12th, 2004, 2:28 pm

Thanks Optec, and sorry about the spelling , I knew that rhein reminded me of some word

[KL0K]

posted on May 12th, 2004, 3:40 pm

Last edited by KL0K on May 12th, 2004, 3:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.

well.. yea.. it´s a river in germany

but, umm, the shrike.. will it be like in A1? like the handling of the spy or movement, weaponstrengh or something similar? wanna know the specs of it, cause i cant say for now thats its worth the buildin or not... u know

posted on May 12th, 2004, 4:52 pm

hehe, ok, just for you:

Movement Speed:
Rhienn: Fast Destroyer movement
Shrike: Nearly Scout movement

Damage per second:
Rhienn: 2.6 Damage per second
Shrike: 2.3 Damage per second

Weaponrange:
Rhienn: long
Shrike: short

Hitpoints:
Rhienn: 90
Shrike: 140

Costs:
Rhienn: 300 Dilithium, 100 Tritanium
Shrike: 225 Dilithium, 225 Tritanium

Special Abilities:
Rhienn: None, but can be upgradet to refits
Shrike: Talshiar Agent

note that this stats my change until the release, they are from the current development version with the current balancing system

Greetings,
Optec

posted on May 13th, 2004, 10:29 am

i think it will be one of the main ships for everyone while playing on the romulan side... its fast enough, so it can sneak in and flee from attacks in seconds.. lil disruptors.. only possible damage against BoP´s and the like, but ok... and got enough hitpoints for lowering shields an get out stealthy

so most likely in A1... nice job