Airship Components: R&D Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[Grekumah]

Please feel free to use this thread to discuss the Airship Components: Research and Development Contest and practice submitting your entries.

Please remember, you cannot edit your entries in the entry thread once you have posted. Your entry must not exceed five hundred (500) words.

The full contest details and rules can be found here.

When you are ready to make your entry, please do so by posting in the Entry Thread.

[DeviFoxx]

Please feel free to use this thread to discuss the Airship Components: Research and Development Contest and practice submitting your entries.

Please remember, you cannot edit your entries in the entry thread once you have posted. Your entry must not exceed five hundred (500) words.

The full contest details and rules can be found here.

When you are ready to make your entry, please do so by posting in the Entry Thread.

You said 500 Words, which is fine. But I think there may be a slight problem here.

Posts only allow for 1,000 Characters. So people are going to run into a problem when it comes to submitting posts.

[DeviFoxx]

Character name: Devifoxx Artzente
World name: Hyperion
In-game Item: Bluebird Earrings
Component name: Hull of the Heavens' Ward

What's the use in traveling fast if you don't have enough range to cover multiple destinations? I believe I've come up with the best possible Hull any Airship could possibly hope to be outfitted with.

Allow me to introduce to you the Hull of the Heavens' Ward!

For me, facing King Thordan and his Knights Twelve was no joke. He was able to cut through the thick skies of Azys Lla, after all. However, in the long run, the victory I claimed was all the worthwhile. He fell by my Axe, and I claimed his Sword for my experimentation in flight dynamics back at my Free Company's workshop.



(Have to break up my entry due to 1,000 character limit, despite the contest having a 500 word limit)

[DeviFoxx]

Of course, only the finest metals would work with a project like this. And the vast expanse of Thanalan's wilderness has all sorts of metals in great abundance. I needed to gather plenty of Bomb Ash in the Sagolii Desert to help bind the metal plates together. Then I traveled to Northern Thanalan for Cobalt Ore to help reinforce the Hull further.



Concentration was critical during the Hull's construction. I made it a point to craft the key materials on the roof of my Free Company's house. No one was able to disturb me up there. And what's more, I could feel the movement of the winds as I crafted, and gain inspiration from the open air. Thus, I could shape the pieces of the Hull accordingly.



With a Hull like this, no destination in the Sea of Clouds will be unreachable for you!

[KingOfAbyss]

You said 500 Words, which is fine. But I think there may be a slight problem here.

Posts only allow for 1,000 Characters. So people are going to run into a problem when it comes to submitting posts.

Heya DeviFoxx ^^

Since I saw your 38th postings, I can assume you are new to the forums. Welcome aboard! ^^

*Once you are done typing more than 10 characters, submit your post, then click on the EDIT button. Then you can overcome the PS3 Limitations err.. the 1000 Character limitations

[Rowde]

Heya DeviFoxx ^^

Since I saw your 38th postings, I can assume you are new to the forums. Welcome aboard! ^^

*Once you are done typing more than 10 characters, submit your post, then click on the EDIT button. Then you can overcome the PS3 Limitations err.. the 1000 Character limitations

Usually can't edit posts in Contest threads. I guess they turn it off so ppl can't go back and change their submissions over and over.

[Deus_ex_Machina]

where is the edit button? i can't seem to find it on my post

[KingOfAbyss]

where is the edit button? i can't seem to find it on my post

Seems Rowde got it; that we can't edit when putting something into a contest so we cannot make any adjustments once it's sent. >.<

but for the rest, it should be there at the bottom right besides reply and reply with quote

[Chroma_Grey]

Departure

http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/acci...9824f00392.jpg

[Rowde]

Top Secret
For Your Eyes Only

Character name: Willig Rowde
World name: Coeurl
In-game Item: Scarf of Wondrous Wit

Component name: Smart Bomb Booster Rockets (SBBR) Mk.III

Working together with my Kobold friends of the 789th Order, we have developed these multi-purpose rocket attachments for airships. In a pinch they can be used for an instant burst of speed during evasive maneuvers, or they can be used to quickly propel an airship to maximum acceleration to get somewhere in a hurry.



While creating his magnum opus, my friend Pickman Gi Gu invented a Smart Bomb Detonator Switch. This device allows for the simultaneous detonation of multiple Smart Bombs at a single time. Gi Gu also conducted the initial field test of what we would later call the SBBR Mk.I by strapping a single Smart Bomb to his own back and detonating it to propel himself forward at an incredible speed.



Acolyte Bo Ga supplied us with additional Smart Bombs for further experiments. We manufactured a hollow cone-shaped casing from a titanium alloy to contain the Smart Bombs and focus their blast. The pointed end is solid, and the larger end is open. The Smart Bombs are packed tightly into the casing and a mythrite screen is affixed over them to hold them in place. The assembled unit is then clamped onto a holding plate (which would be affixed to the stern of an airship). We called these units SBBR Mk.IIs.



Next we conducted field tests by attaching a single SBBR Mk.II to Magitek Armor. This allowed us to determine an adequate scale and ratio for the SBBR Mk.IIIs, which are for accelerating airships. I piloted the Magitek Armor for the SBBR Mk.II field tests and can personally attest that it is quite an exhilarating experience.

The SBBR Mk.IIIs are larger than SBBR Mk.IIs, but still small enough to be handled by a small group of individuals. It's recommended that at least four SBBR Mk.III units be fired in unison to provide a stable boost. (Two units attached to the starboard stern and two units attached to port stern) In addition, since the entire casing is held in place by a holding plate, an empty SBBR Mk.III casing can be replaced with a loaded SBBR Mk.III unit while in flight if multiple boosts will be necessary in short intervals.

Empty SBBR Mk.III casings can be reloaded with fresh Smart Bombs and used again. So multiple loaded SBBR Mk.IIIs can be kept in reserve, or a supply of Smart Bombs to reload empty casings with, or both. This allows the crew more flexibility with allowances depending on the size of their airship and intention of their voyage.

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