Vince T's X-Wing HQ Blog

The OPT machine hath returned! At some point I figured I was at a lack of flag-worthy non-Dhilani capital ships. Even if the boundaries between good and evil may shift through the game, I yet wanted to have certain sides show of their own distinctive ships. Since I didn't want players to keep fightin the same ships they have on their own side, I came up with the design of the Praetorian as a sort-of baddie flagship. The bulky Praetorian is an old but yet powerful Dreadnaught. While timy compared to contemporary battleships, this ship was a persistent and reliable combat vessel in the old times, The Praetorian comes with a set of flghtgroup colors, which, apart form the blank version include the Torlacian and Chedalonian insignia as well as the Red Star of the Corlini syndicte. [Me from the Future]: Nah, not so much a battleship or Dreadnought. Turned it into a Carrier. I mean look at that huge hangar!

I finished an important part of my in-progress Executor today. And along with that, I even have a new toy for you guys. Introduced in our Battlethreads over at the XWA Upgrade Forums the Sovereign is the latest pride of the ESS navy. The sovereign is the first of a new class of heavy ESS battlecruisers. Derrived from the successful Dominance-class the Sovereign has shifted its focus from holding capacity to combatability, moving closer to the role of a battleship, rather than a fleet carrier. The huge ventral docking complex, which made up a large portion of its predecessor’s bow section, has been removed and replaced by a solid and fully armored bow like other battlecruisers and dreadnaughts of this design, leaving only a couple of smaller launch bays along the bow's center line. Along with the increased armor and weaponry the installation of a pair of fusion cannons provides a considerable boost in firepower. But Ha! I'm not done with you yet! Re-Release: Black Scorpion 1...