The Corporate Sector Authority is now fully functional in Skirmish games as either a human or AI player. To accommodate, I've fleshed out its build roster with two completely new ships: the Mankvim Light Interceptor and the Marauder-class Corvette. The Mankvim line is a relic of the Techno Union. It's exceptionally cheap to produce and its performance shows it; speed is the interceptor's only redeeming quality. Of course, the Marauder-class is synonymous with the Corporate Sector. Despite the aging design, it still performs admirably in a pocket cruiser role, but unlike other corvettes, is completely vulnerable to fighters on its own. Additionally, numerous preexisting ship classes have been adapted to fly under the CSA banner, which the unit pages have been updated to reflect. Still a work in progress, here's the current look of its tech tree:
Utilities: CT Space Tug
Fighters: Mankvim Light Interceptor → Z-95 Headhunter
Bombers: BTL Y-wing
Transports: YV-666 Light Freighter → GAT-12 Skipray Blastboat
Freighters: BFF Bulk Freighter
Corvettes: Marauder-class Corvette → IPV System Patrol Craft
Frigates: Carrack-class Light Cruiser
Cruisers: Dreadnaught-class Heavy Cruiser
Destroyers: Victory-class Star Destroyer → Recusant-class Light Destroyer
Capitals: Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser
Dreadnoughts: Bulwark-class Battlecruiser
It's not as deep as the two main factions', but still plenty effective. The Picket Fleet prefers to operate outdated starships that can be bought for a bargain and then refurbished, so expect them to spam antiques. Preliminary battles indicate that they're quite good at performing a turbolaser siege, given the variety of designs sporting heavy turbolasers, but are relatively lacking in a dogfight. Speaking of which, I'm still working on procuring a model for the IRD, since you just can't have the CSA without the IRD, but I hope to get one before the next release.
If you can think of anything else that would be a good fit in the CSA ranks, the canon gives us a lot of leeway, so feel free to debate it on the forums. For comments and reactions, leave those here, as I'm interested in gauging the response.
Edited by Phoenix Rising, 05 August 2008 - 05:01 AM.