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dallatorre has From The Depths

3 Mar, 2020 @ 2:08pm

1/2 Scale Replica Balancing issues

I am building a small battleship, I am referencing the popular Iowa but in order not to push the game to its limit and make this viable for campaign usage I am making this Half Size
I have yet to make a superstructure and make a second metal layer that it's already VERY TIPPY and likes to nose down a lot, I've added a bunch of lead in the back but I would prefer not to
I am not considering ever to use propellers for stabilization.

Will making it longer help?
I could make the bow longer by 4 blocks
I could make the center section longer by 4-8 blocks
I could make the stern shallower

What about the high Center of Gravity?
will armoring it with a second layer help or worsen the situation?

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2013235366

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I'm more or less new to this game, I've succesfully designed a (freehand) small frigate that can house 2 small turrets
Now I wanted to move to a Battleship in order to fully appreciate Advanced Cannons and try a campaign.

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MrBreadGuy has From The Depths

5 Mar, 2020 @ 1:39pm

Bro, that ship looks nice could you maybe help me? Im rlly bad at making ships and u seem rlly gud.

VIsForVixen has From The Depths

30 Mar, 2020 @ 7:25pm

Hi! Im here to help. Best thing i can reccomend is scale down those turrets. It may look odd, but it will work, either that or make a 3/4 model of the iowa instead of 1/2. Miniature designs are very hard to pull off in FTD and make it work functional. even harder when its supposed to be another irl ship. I reccomend scaling to either 3/4 or 4/5th scale. Either that or add the internals, engine, ammo, armor, etc. This will lower your weight and stabilize. i always do my ships in a specific order. HULL > ARMOR > WEAPONS > SUBSYSTEMS > SUPERSTRUCTURE > PROPELLERS > FINE TUNING. This allows for you to edit things easily before you get too far to help.