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Meet the Star1337, a rogue hacker group intent on disrupting all law and order
in the universe, though they will sacrifice those principles in order to make a
few credits here or there.
Modularity is a key focus of their design ethic, with pilot/hacker-containing
“cells” which can then, in turn, be connected to the necessary module. These
pilots do have the ability to leave their cells and live a fairly normal life in
their off-hours, but once plugged in, very few do as they tend to integrate
their conciousnesses with the circuitry.
This particular module is designed to intercept, scramble, and otherwise
manipulate any sort of signal it may come across. It is not used for direct
contact with the enemy, as it has no onboard weaponry and meagre propulsion.
The Star1337, knowing the danger of insecure data transfer, have taken extra
precautions. Therefore, this (and other modules) plug first into a central hub
to dock (the antennae on the bottom), and then transfer all information through
the pins found in the front of the module.
The first of this to be built was basic front construct (dark blue curved slopes
and radar dish), and I’m quite surprised how the back half ended up. It’s a
little rawer than I’d originally indended, but it also has a good utilitarian,
Borg-like roughness due to the exposed studs and cables.
I’m not tremendously pleased with the side antennae, they had looked better in
earlier prototypes. It would probably help if their designs didn’t betray their
last-minute, completely uninspired creation. Same goes for the thrusters.
Leave any and all questions, comments, criticisms, and rants about the
destruction 1337-speak is wreaking on the English language.
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In lugnet.space, Aaron Knox wrote:
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I like that antenna design, especially how you’ve used the pickaxes to complete
the curve. Do you have any other modules built yet? I’m interested in how
modular the design is.
Cheers,
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In lugnet.space, Aaron Knox wrote:
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Meet the Star1337, a rogue hacker group intent on disrupting all law and
order in the universe, though they will sacrifice those principles in order
to make a few credits here or there.
Modularity is a key focus of their design ethic, with pilot/hacker-containing
“cells” which can then, in turn, be connected to the necessary module. These
pilots do have the ability to leave their cells and live a fairly normal life
in their off-hours, but once plugged in, very few do as they tend to
integrate their conciousnesses with the circuitry.
This particular module is designed to intercept, scramble, and otherwise
manipulate any sort of signal it may come across. It is not used for direct
contact with the enemy, as it has no onboard weaponry and meagre propulsion.
The Star1337, knowing the danger of insecure data transfer, have taken extra
precautions. Therefore, this (and other modules) plug first into a central
hub to dock (the antennae on the bottom), and then transfer all information
through the pins found in the front of the module.
The first of this to be built was basic front construct (dark blue curved
slopes and radar dish), and I’m quite surprised how the back half ended up.
It’s a little rawer than I’d originally indended, but it also has a good
utilitarian, Borg-like roughness due to the exposed studs and cables.
I’m not tremendously pleased with the side antennae, they had looked better
in earlier prototypes. It would probably help if their designs didn’t betray
their last-minute, completely uninspired creation. Same goes for the
thrusters.
Leave any and all questions, comments, criticisms, and rants about the
destruction 1337-speak is wreaking on the English language.
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Having gotten to see this MOC in person this last week-end, I have to say that
you .spacers better watch out! I smell a new faction forming! I was particularly
impressed with the use of the Bionicle piece in the antenna design, which did
not seem out of place (as most other MOCs do when trying to incorporate system
and Bionicle *cough*Alpha Team*cough*).
I also liked the modularity in this ship and look forward to seeing other
creations utilising this system! Perhaps a Capital sized ship with many of these
cells attached in rows (think Borg).
Anyways, great job, and it was nice to meet you Aaron!
Jeramy
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Thanks for your replies!
On Modularity:
The primary modularity centers around the pilot pods, which can be plugged in,
removed, and disposed of when necessary. They will be used in both smaller
modules and larger ships as Jeramy mentioned.
Also, I’m planning on having every module plug into the hub (mothership) the
same way, so these modules can be distributed according to mission.
Future module ideas include a small, fast ship to intercept and infect capital
ships, and maybe some sort of weapons platform.
Concerning the construction:
The first time I saw that Rahkshi piece, it instantly evoked, in my mind, an
antenna or radar dish. I find flashes of inspiration like that better ways to
handle Bionicle pieces than trying to force them in (which is what TLG has to
do to save on molds).
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