I am writing a sci-fi story, and I need some ideas- namely, ship designs. Seeing how much ship-related discussion is going on here, I decided to seek the advice of the good people of Gateworld (especially the Virtual Fleet crowd, who seems so adept at ship-invention). Below I will describe what precisely I need, using Stargate ships and tech for comparison purposes.
1) I need a "design" for a patrol dreadnought- a very large, self-sufficient spacefaring unit intended primarily for border patrol of a multi-galactic space empire and, when necessary, suppressing rebellions. It should be able to single-handedly face off against whole squadrons of 304-comparable battleships, suppress planetary defences, etc. Preferably not a stereotypical Death Star-like thing with a superweapon on top though. I am looking for concepts that haven't been done to death yet.
2) A "main" battleship that could be the mainstay of a fleet. I want it to be something radically different from anything we've seen in Stargate, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and other popular sc-fi.
3) An "invasion module"- basically a troop transport that could also double as a fighter/bomber, providing close air support for the troops it fields.
Now, here's the catch- I want to avoid the generic sci-fi solutions such as cloaks, shields, beam weapons, etc. as much as possible. The more original your design, the better. I repeat, I am looking for things that have not been done to death yet. That said, please don't go overboard, too; keep it "Stargate-realistic"- the kind of ships that could potentially appear in the Gateverse without destroying the audience's ability to suspend disbelief.
Another thing: for plot reasons, the civilization using this ship does not build anything "living", "organic" or "biomechanical", so please don't suggest anything in that direction.
If you want to help, please post your ideas here, and the person with the best suggestions will win... my undying gratitude?
1) I need a "design" for a patrol dreadnought- a very large, self-sufficient spacefaring unit intended primarily for border patrol of a multi-galactic space empire and, when necessary, suppressing rebellions. It should be able to single-handedly face off against whole squadrons of 304-comparable battleships, suppress planetary defences, etc. Preferably not a stereotypical Death Star-like thing with a superweapon on top though. I am looking for concepts that haven't been done to death yet.
2) A "main" battleship that could be the mainstay of a fleet. I want it to be something radically different from anything we've seen in Stargate, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and other popular sc-fi.
3) An "invasion module"- basically a troop transport that could also double as a fighter/bomber, providing close air support for the troops it fields.
Now, here's the catch- I want to avoid the generic sci-fi solutions such as cloaks, shields, beam weapons, etc. as much as possible. The more original your design, the better. I repeat, I am looking for things that have not been done to death yet. That said, please don't go overboard, too; keep it "Stargate-realistic"- the kind of ships that could potentially appear in the Gateverse without destroying the audience's ability to suspend disbelief.
Another thing: for plot reasons, the civilization using this ship does not build anything "living", "organic" or "biomechanical", so please don't suggest anything in that direction.
If you want to help, please post your ideas here, and the person with the best suggestions will win... my undying gratitude?
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