Why Terran ships are so slow?

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Why Terran ships are so slow?

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Hi. Terran ships suposed to be superior in tech. They are good-looking (L and XL, small ones - not in my taste), but they are, mostly, has the same number of hardpoints as any other species ships (or lower), but they are two times slower than many of the same class ships. What the point in terran ships at all? What advantages did they get? And Terran ships has the most boring bridges out off all races in the game - just boring white material everywhere - as if Egosoft forgot to assign textures on the interrior walls. Maybe add some more panels or other details to the interrior textures?
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Re: Why Terran ships are so slow?

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Why did they have to be faster? they are a defensive force and not all their ships are slow, those that are generally about chasing down culprits or checking for pesky AGI are fast.
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Re: Why Terran ships are so slow?

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What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
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They're Corvette and one of there fighters are really fast. And from looking at the preview videos their weapons have much higher projectile speed (ex the M mk2 pulse weapon has a velocity of like 6800 m/s). This should make for a much higher hit ration
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AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:51 What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
Well they do have a battleship that can one hit kill destroyers and stations sections from half way across the map.
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taztaz502 wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:59
AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:51 What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
Well they do have a battleship that can one hit kill destroyers and stations sections from half way across the map.
So the Terrans are the faction of the only one ship?
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SwizzleStick86 wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:56 They're Corvette and one of there fighters are really fast. And from looking at the preview videos their weapons have much higher projectile speed (ex the M mk2 pulse weapon has a velocity of like 6800 m/s). This should make for a much higher hit ration
But they are components. What advantages did the ships get, aside components? Or i can bring the Argon ship, install the terrans shield and turrets and thus get a ship much better than the terran ship. Or the terrans components are unique and only for terran ships? If it will be the case - it will be the advantage.
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Re: Why Terran ships are so slow?

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You don't need to be fast when you can one-shot Collossus.

I belive their S and M ships are fast enough to chase anything not suitable to be a target of XL laser.
For M and L ships, their destroyer batteries and Large Bolt should be more than enough.

Both Osaka and Syn compliment Asgard very well and both Jian and Katana seems to be goo anti-fighter hunter killers.

PIO have ultra tanky 4 Shield fighter with 2 weapons (Kalis fighter?), which seems to be ideal standard fighter with above than average survival rate.

Seems like Terrans are much more into combiend warfare than other races.
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Re: Why Terran ships are so slow?

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AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:09
taztaz502 wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:59
AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:51 What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
Well they do have a battleship that can one hit kill destroyers and stations sections from half way across the map.
So the Terrans are the faction of the only one ship?
Nah you just use your other ships to defend that one ship. :lol:
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AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:51 What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
No other playable faction has a ship with as many XL shield hardpoints and hull. For comparison the Raptor, which is currently the most powerful XL ship, only has 1 XL shield generator hard point. The Terran Asgard battleship has Branch 9 I levels of toughness. The ship might lack practically any M turrets, but it has twice the L turret slots of the Raptor and that is not even its main source of damage, with the XL main battery capable of one-hitting any L ship and most faction XL ships and even station modules.
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Imperial Good wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:15
AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:51 What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
No other playable faction has a ship with as many XL shield hardpoints and hull. For comparison the Raptor, which is currently the most powerful XL ship, only has 1 XL shield generator hard point. The Terran Asgard battleship has Branch 9 I levels of toughness. The ship might lack practically any M turrets, but it has twice the L turret slots of the Raptor and that is not even its main source of damage, with the XL main battery capable of one-hitting any L ship and most faction XL ships and even station modules.
Yeah, Asgard ftw. So the Terrans got only one good ship? The others ships are inferrior? Split has Rattlesnake, Raptor, Cobra, Dragon, and the coolest S fighters. They are fun to fly - they are fast, they are good-looking with rich interriors. And terrans ships are ridiculously slow and boring to fly. But the terrans got good-looking exterriors(only) too.
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Re: Why Terran ships are so slow?

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AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:25
Imperial Good wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:15
AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:51 What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
No other playable faction has a ship with as many XL shield hardpoints and hull. For comparison the Raptor, which is currently the most powerful XL ship, only has 1 XL shield generator hard point. The Terran Asgard battleship has Branch 9 I levels of toughness. The ship might lack practically any M turrets, but it has twice the L turret slots of the Raptor and that is not even its main source of damage, with the XL main battery capable of one-hitting any L ship and most faction XL ships and even station modules.
Yeah, Asgard ftw. So the Terrans got only one good ship? The others ships are inferrior? Split has Rattlesnake, Raptor, Cobra, Dragon, and the coolest S fighters. They are fun to fly - they are fast, they are good-looking with rich interriors. And terrans ships are ridiculously slow and boring to fly. But the terrans got good-looking exterriors(only) too.
They have 4 shields fighter,
6-turret gunboat,
4-gun Frigate,
3-battery, 8 large turret destroyer
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Re: Why Terran ships are so slow?

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mr.WHO wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:27 4-gun Frigate,
The "real" frigate has 8 M turrets :)

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But yeah, their drone carrier boat has 4 guns ...
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AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:25
Imperial Good wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:15
AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 17:51 What advantages did the Terrans ships get? Where is the technological superiority? Only shields? But the shields are universal - any ship of any race can equip those. And every ship of every other race will become superrior to terran ships.
No other playable faction has a ship with as many XL shield hardpoints and hull. For comparison the Raptor, which is currently the most powerful XL ship, only has 1 XL shield generator hard point. The Terran Asgard battleship has Branch 9 I levels of toughness. The ship might lack practically any M turrets, but it has twice the L turret slots of the Raptor and that is not even its main source of damage, with the XL main battery capable of one-hitting any L ship and most faction XL ships and even station modules.
Yeah, Asgard ftw. So the Terrans got only one good ship? The others ships are inferrior? Split has Rattlesnake, Raptor, Cobra, Dragon, and the coolest S fighters. They are fun to fly - they are fast, they are good-looking with rich interriors. And terrans ships are ridiculously slow and boring to fly. But the terrans got good-looking exterriors(only) too.
Bro you just seem like someone who wants fast ships so you can still stick with Split ships which are very cool !! It's not always just about the speed...
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mr.WHO wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:27
AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:25
Imperial Good wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:15
No other playable faction has a ship with as many XL shield hardpoints and hull. For comparison the Raptor, which is currently the most powerful XL ship, only has 1 XL shield generator hard point. The Terran Asgard battleship has Branch 9 I levels of toughness. The ship might lack practically any M turrets, but it has twice the L turret slots of the Raptor and that is not even its main source of damage, with the XL main battery capable of one-hitting any L ship and most faction XL ships and even station modules.
Yeah, Asgard ftw. So the Terrans got only one good ship? The others ships are inferrior? Split has Rattlesnake, Raptor, Cobra, Dragon, and the coolest S fighters. They are fun to fly - they are fast, they are good-looking with rich interriors. And terrans ships are ridiculously slow and boring to fly. But the terrans got good-looking exterriors(only) too.
They have 4 shields fighter,
6-turret gunboat,
4-gun Frigate,
3-battery, 8 large turret destroyer
4-gun Frigate? But it has the speed of 200 or so. The Cobra has 3 guns, 4 turrets and the speed of 700 - super fun to fly. Falx is one of the worst terrans ships. And not the best looking either. Rattlesnake has 4 battery, 6 large turets, 12 M-turrets and the speed of 240 (the speed of Syn is 50...superfun). 6 turrets gunboat is interesting though.
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chew-ie wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:39
mr.WHO wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:27 4-gun Frigate,
The "real" frigate has 8 M turrets :)

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But yeah, their drone carrier boat has 4 guns ...
Yep, recently I discovered the fun of ussing Buffalo as frigate/gunship - armed with flaks to take out any S/M ships and one large turret to punch a hole.
However, Terran Large freighter doesn't seem to be good candidate for this role.

AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:42 4-gun Frigate? But it has the speed of 200 or so. The Cobra has 3 guns, 4 turrets and the speed of 700 - super fun to fly. Falx is one of the worst terrans ships. And not the best looking either. Rattlesnake has 4 battery, 6 large turets, 12 M-turrets and the speed of 240 (the speed of Syn is 50...superfun). 6 turrets gunboat is interesting though.
Yeah, I wrap my head on Falx, especialy comparing to Katana, but lets see how it fare on release day.

As for Syn - I image it as gate camper and defensive ship - if not counting the XL Beam, you have half-the-Asgard in more compact hull.
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Bozz11 wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:40
AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:25
Imperial Good wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:15
No other playable faction has a ship with as many XL shield hardpoints and hull. For comparison the Raptor, which is currently the most powerful XL ship, only has 1 XL shield generator hard point. The Terran Asgard battleship has Branch 9 I levels of toughness. The ship might lack practically any M turrets, but it has twice the L turret slots of the Raptor and that is not even its main source of damage, with the XL main battery capable of one-hitting any L ship and most faction XL ships and even station modules.
Yeah, Asgard ftw. So the Terrans got only one good ship? The others ships are inferrior? Split has Rattlesnake, Raptor, Cobra, Dragon, and the coolest S fighters. They are fun to fly - they are fast, they are good-looking with rich interriors. And terrans ships are ridiculously slow and boring to fly. But the terrans got good-looking exterriors(only) too.
Bro you just seem like someone who wants fast ships so you can still stick with Split ships which are very cool !! It's not always just about the speed...
Bro, i got it. I love the speed - it is fun, and the games are for fun in the first place. But please, tell me something that terrans ships are good for? They has the same hardpoints as the every other ships. And they are sloooow. They have the speed disadvantage. What is the advantage? The shield components are good. But the shield slots are the same. Exept maybe 1 or 2 ships.
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mr.WHO wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:59
chew-ie wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:39
mr.WHO wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:27 4-gun Frigate,
The "real" frigate has 8 M turrets :)

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But yeah, their drone carrier boat has 4 guns ...
Yep, recently I discovered the fun of ussing Buffalo as frigate/gunship - armed with flaks to take out any S/M ships and one large turret to punch a hole.
However, Terran Large freighter doesn't seem to be good candidate for this role.
Yep, the terrans freighter. 25000 cargo(almost the same as Buffalo), but speed of 48 (1600 travel). The worst (but the most beautiful) trade ship in the game?
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AsadullinIF wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 19:09
mr.WHO wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:59
chew-ie wrote: Sun, 14. Mar 21, 18:39

The "real" frigate has 8 M turrets :)

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But yeah, their drone carrier boat has 4 guns ...
Yep, recently I discovered the fun of ussing Buffalo as frigate/gunship - armed with flaks to take out any S/M ships and one large turret to punch a hole.
However, Terran Large freighter doesn't seem to be good candidate for this role.
Yep, the terrans freighter. 25000 cargo(almost the same as Buffalo), but speed of 48 (1600 travel). The worst (but the most beautiful) trade ship in the game?
Speed isn't so important for a flak frigate. Just fly it into the bee swarm, stop all engines and watch the fireworks. ARG flak rips those pesky little N/M/P apart while the L shielding barely gets a dent. Just keep the destroyers busy with your own big guys.
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You could always just put split engines on the ships...
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