Stig92
Gunrider battlebot
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1365237045

Stig9211
Ark colonyships
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=959452666

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=959452666

I have some ideas for contests and they could be grouped as themes like the ongoing colonization fleet theme.

A) planetary defense grid

1. Unmanned/remotely controlled defense satellite
This contest could be for relatively small build. Requirements would include weaponry of course, but also would have to be quite autonomous with remote control ability from the planetary surface (satellite defence grid control center/-bunker could be made as separate contest.

Inspiration
http://img02.deviantart.net/c609/i/2015/122/3/c/defense_satellite_by_cold_levian-d2pqis9.jpg
http://www.kitsune.addr.com/SF-Conversions/Rifts-B5-Equip/Earth_GOD_Satellite.jpg
http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/c/c5/Ld-12LaserDefenseSatellite-FOC.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20071228060833

2. Defense station
Larger immobile space station with heavy weaponry. Requirements besides setting size and mod limits wouldn't be anything speacial except maybe ability to defeat some specific ship (provided as part of contest info) in a head on combat.

inspiration:
http://kitsune.addr.com/Rifts/Rifts-PW-Vehicles/New_Coventry/Coventry_Orbital_Defense_Fortress.jpg
http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/groups/1/11/10141/thumb_620x2000/Golan_III.jpg

3. Command&Control bunker / Satellite control centre
Referring to mention at satellite point this build would most likely focus on underground construction but requirements should involve proper antenna structures. Lot of focus would be in how cool command centre and related facilities people could come up with.

I'm thinking antennas in this scale
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Erdfunkstelle_Raisting_3.jpg

inspiration:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/08/21/2761033400000578-3031041-image-a-32_1428523703419.jpg
http://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/03/57/14/29_big.jpg

4. Protected hangar
Could be part of the previous base but essentially a base that could hold ships available for defense/counterattack in a protected way (like underground). If competition is specifically for underground/hidden hangar evaluation should include points based on how hard it is to see from outside/distance. Another grading point should of course be how well the hangar protects the ships inside (drop something explosive on it and see how many you need till ships are taking damage/have no way to take off.


5. Surface to Orbit weapon
This might be trickiest to make. I would imagine remote controlled small ship grid missile, though some people might have more advanced ideas for controlling it. Launch site whether it is an undergroud missile silo or a vehicle would be included. (So the contest itself would require a weapon + launch platform which requires both small and large grid to be allowed.

Inspiration:
https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/7/7e/Silo_open.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20071214030126
http://www.clui.org/sites/default/files/ludb/az/6197/5663645522_8e8ce4c588_o.jpg
http://www.titan2icbm.org/compx.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/d8/81/82/d8818239079c07bb7ef8ae94bfefbf1d.jpg


6. Orbital bombartment-/assault ship
Unmodded and most modded weapons can't reach from above the atmoshphere to surface of planets, but people can build missiles and cannons that can reach. I have seen some pretty cool solutions on youtube. This build would represent the threat that other builds in this theme defend against.

Requirements for the ship would of course include grew spaces and stuff besides the weapon itself. There could also be requirement for hangar/shuttle for strike groups to invade target bombed into submission. Points for accuracy and destructiveness. Could see if there are any modded warheads to make fancier explosions.

Inspiration:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rWSH5i7Tlw4/VNPHFqvsUiI/AAAAAAAAAZo/EkKjXI6vq14/s1600/EW333.jpg
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/yugiohenespanol/images/1/1c/Foto_ca%C3%B1%C3%B3n_sat%C3%A9lite.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120207063922&path-prefix=es
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YZR0mjiLOrs/U_OfuKzbcOI/AAAAAAABGJw/5Lhnh_RooGo/s1600/00001953.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i3fiMId455w/VEwgzRDzMHI/AAAAAAABHkU/nkIS3fTl5GE/s1600/NUKE%2BIT%2BFROM%2BORBIT%2BIT%2BS%2BTHE%2BONLY%2BWAY%2B_fdc3fd93de9e9e47d340b7b49be01606.jpg


B) Carrier

There was already a suggestion for carrier apparently but you could also have theme here. Several contests would have carrier and related small ships, fighter, bomber, shuttle of some type (thought there was just a landing shutle if I remember correctly) and perhaps AWAC ship/plane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control .

Theme could be expanded to carrier battlegroup including contests like like supply ship and escort cruiser/-destroyer designed to protect carrier.

C) Evil mastermind.
A while back there was a evil moonbase contest. I think the idea could be extended to other things. Still thinking excat contest ideas (ie. evil research base. I have one build with that idea though it's appearance could use more evilness), but basically things that could be helpfull for evil plan of galactic domination. Common theme would be evilness and worship of Clang.

Stig9211
Cliffside mining outpost UESC construction contest 36
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916071747