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Elysian ship brainstorming.

Why this thread?
At this point there is no real standard for Elysian ships in terms of looks. We have a little idea for them, but there is no "official" idea how the ships are supposed to look. For instance, are they blocky? or are they completely organic? Or a mix between organic and tech?

Some examples of Elysian ships
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:avenger
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:crataeis
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:concordia
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:nariel_battlecruiser https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:evangelist https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:planetary_defence_satellite
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:planetary_defence_drone
https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:thunderbolt https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:lanethron https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:thantros https://wiki.stararmy.com/doku.php?id=elysia:rampart

What should we do?
List ideas for the Elysian ships in terms of looks. For instance, we know that they are a hybrid of Tech and organic looks, but for a good idea how the ship graphics should be, we are going to need examples or idea's how to mix the two. Are they for example, mostly organic with only limited tech?

Going further then that. We are going to need some quick drawings of the ships. Both listed here and the other ships listed in the wiki. Everybody with a hand to hold a pen, pencil, mouse, etc. is allowed to doodle something for the ships. Heck if you can only draw weapons go doodle those.
 
Elysian ship design.

What I generally have in my mind for the Elysian ships are fish or horseshoe crabs. However, ship designs that really have a real Elysian feeling for me are the Boron ships from the X series of games.

For example
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/2011/12/boron_marlin_m8_bomber_small.jpg
http://www.elite-games.ru/images/x3/ships/ray.jpg
http://www.elite-games.ru/images/x3/ships/orca.jpg

Of course they need to be white, and as Aendri time and time again reminds me on chat, MORE FABULOUS!
 
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