So, I was thinking of running a ship design championship. Everyone get a set amount of BP to use to design a ship. I get the ship design and any doctrine for its use, and make them fight. Winner gets to move to the next level, until the Forum Champion of Design as been found.
This is my tentative ruleset:
TechnologyAll techs costing less than 5000 RP are allowed are allowed for the first round. Later round will take place at a higher tech level. Race-specific tech don't count (so you can have a humungous sensor if you want).
DesignPlayer gets 5000 BP to spend on ship(s) during the first round. Later round will include more BPs. The design are submitted privately (to avoid the other side optimizing its design for a specific opponent) and revealed when both side have submitted their design.
There is no restriction on the designs apart that your ship or task group must be able to travel at least 7 billions km (it's not fun if both side runs out of fuel before the fight).
CombatAll combat take place in Sol (No, you can't have PDCs). Players get to put their ship anywhere within the orbit of Pluto. I then run the fight according to the player's instructions. If the instruction cause the game to stall (for exemple, both sides are camping with actives sensors off), I will not respect them. If neither side can detect the other, I'll simply send all ships toward Sol until they can detect each other.
VictoryThe last side to have ships win. If the match get stuck because no side is able to damage the other one, whoever got the less damage (expressed in number of BP) wins.
Player List:1. Panopticon
2. Thanatos
3. Iranon
4. Sublight
5. Lenson
6. MarcAFK
7. Drgong
Matches:First Round:
1.
Panopticon vs. Thanatos: Thanatos victory!
2. Lenson vs. Drgon
You can still join! Just post in the thread, and PM your design and fighting instructions!