Sounds great!  I would like to see what you have made.

Hello everyone,
My friends & I here in Jacksonville usually play twice a week. 
Last game my opponent brought a ship in his force that cost c2300 that had three countermeasures, level 5 shields, 10 armor and c20 hull along with mediocre weapons.  I had every ship fire at it and rolled well.
Here is the SSD of the four formidable DDGs that I used in the battle to support the BBs:

SNS Dorsetshire  (250)
-Tech: Engines +2; Shields +2; Weapons +2
Screens: 5-4-3-2-1
Hull: 6-5-4-3-2-1
Engines: 4-3-2
Weapons: 22-15-8

Laser Guns (3-6-9) 1×3+/1/1
ABCD ☐| ABCD ☐ // (1)

Plasma Missiles (6-12-18) 1×3+/1/5 (Fcs; Slw; Slw)
CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐ // (3)

Plasma Missiles (6-12-18) 1×3+/1/5 (Fcs; Slw; Slw)
CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐| CD2 ☐ // (3)

CIWS (0-1-1) 3×2+/1/1 (Dfs)
360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐ // (2)

Equipment: Hyperdrive ☐| Overthrusters ☐| Tractor Beam ☐☐☐ // (3)

His ship took a hammering and enough of the Plasma Missiles got thru his shields when I rolled five 6s for penetration to wreck his ship.  Then next turn it was demolished.  Level three countermeasures with level 5 shields is a strong defense, but not invincible...
Cheers

Hi Glen,
Your Borg Cube sounds great, and formidable.  It would be great to play against it next week.
Cheers

Looks great, I like the detail.  8-)

Hello,
here is another simpler design:  :geek:

SNS ARIZONA (600)
{Tech: Engines +2; Shields +2; Weapons +2}

Armor: 29-28-27-26-25-24-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Hull: 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Engines: 4-4-3-3-2-2-1
Weapons: 23-20-17-14-10-7-4
Shields: 3-3-3-2-2-1-1

14"PlasmaGuns Triple Turret (9-18-*) 1×3+/3/2 (Crn)
GHIJK ☐| GHIJK ☐| HIJKL ☐| HIJKL ☐ // (2)

Secondary PlasmaGuns (6-12-*) 1×3+/1/1 (Crn)
HIJK ☐| HIJK ☐| HIJK ☐| HIJK ☐| HIJK ☐ // (3)

AA PlasmaGuns (2-4-6) 1×3+/1/1 (Dfn; Rpt)
360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐ // (3)

Equipment: Hyperdrive ☐| Tractor Beam ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ // (4)
Traits: Cargo (5); Repair (5)

Hello everyone,
The games that we had played here in Jacksonville with seekers demonstrated that speed 12 was plenty.  When we used some of the book ships, we changed their Pnp trait to Dfs on point-defenses to allow them to fire b4 getting hit.  The cost is the same and it made those ships with point-defense more effective against seekers and fighters. 
If we do re-allow seekers in games that we play here in Jacksonville, the idea of limiting the number of seekers a ship can fire based on its mass (like fighter launch) seems to be a balancing solution.
We play twice a week and I have been having much fun. 
Cheers.
Steven

Here is another version of my Four Turret design with Modulating as a trait for the main battery.   :shock:

SNS ARIZONA (700)
-Tech: Engines +2; Shields +2; Weapons +2

Screens: 29-28-27-26-25-24-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1

Hull: 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Engines: 4-4-3-3-2-2-1
Weapons: 24-21-18-14-11-7-4
Shields: 3-3-3-2-2-1-1

14"PlasmaGuns Triple Turret (9-18-*) 1×3+/1/4 (Crn; Mdl)
GHIJK ☐| GHIJK ☐| HIJKL ☐| HIJKL ☐ // (2)

Secondary PlasmaGuns (6-12-*) 1×3+/1/1 (Crn)
HIJK ☐| HIJK ☐| HIJK ☐| HIJK ☐ // (2)

AA PlasmaGuns (3-6-*) 1×3+/1/1 (Crn; Dfn; Rpt)
360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐ // (3)

Equipment: Hyperdrive ☐| Tractor Beam ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ // (5)

Traits: Cargo (3); Repair (2)

I will try this out this week.
Cheers

Hi Glen,  good to see you here on the forum again.   I like what you have suggested.  We have just agreed to stop using seekers. 
Now we are experimenting with using Modulating as a trait.  I have 700 point version of my USS Arizona design with Mdl on the main battery... :ugeek:

Hello everyone, my friends & I have been wrestling with how to make seekers less overpowering. Open to suggestions.
We have been playing Starmada here in Jacksonville twice a week. The last two games we played involved large amounts of seekers, speed 12, 1x3+/1/5. They are nasty. On Wednesday 1/31, we played a game with c5,000 points a side. My opponent was able to fire 110 of these drones each turn. It was impossible to shoot all of these down. His "C-G" has a PV=320 and fires 80 of these each turn. On my side, two ships survived but managed to destroy the cruiser, the only loss my opponent had. Our other five ships were obliterated. We can think of no way to limit these very powerful weapons, so we are going to prohibit them unless a reasonable solution is found. These seekers do not come from expendables, but fire Every Turn.
Any seekers on the book ships will still be allowed so these will be the only seekers in our games for now...
Does anyone have any idea on how to balance or limit these seemingly over-powerful weapons. They are Brutal....
Cheers
PS: Here is my design to counter my friends ship before we decided on a seeker-ban:

Volcano-class BCG (500) -Tech: Weapons +2

Hull: 16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Engines: 4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1
Weapons: 46-41-35-29-23-18-12-6

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

AA PlasmaGuns (2-4-6) 1×3+/1/1 (Dfn; Rpt)
360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐ // (3)

Equipment: Hyperdrive ☐| Overthrusters ☐| Tractor Beam ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ // (5)
Traits: Cargo (6)
I have not used this ship yet, but imagine that it would be devastating because it fires 30 seekers each turn that ignore shields...
S.O.S.  <LOL>

Hello everyone,
We have been playing Starmada here in Jacksonville twice a week.  The last two games we played involved large amounts of seekers, speed 12, 1x3+/1/5.  They are nasty.  On Wednesday we played a game with 5,000 points a side.  My opponent was able to fire  110 of these drones.  It was impossible to shoot all of these down.  His C-G has a PV=320 and fires 80 of these each turn.  On my side, two ships survived but managed to destroy the cruiser, their only loss.  Our other five ships were obliterated. We can think of no way to limit these very powerful weapons, so we are going to prohibit them unless a reasonable solution is found.  Any seekers on the book ships will still be allowed so these will be the only seekers in our games..
Does anyone have any idea on how to balance or limit these seemingly over-powerful weapons.  They are Brutal....
Cheers
PS:  Here is my design to counter my friends ship before we decided on a seeker-ban:

Volcano-class BCG (500)  -Tech: Weapons +2

Hull: 16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Engines: 4-4-3-3-2-2-1-1
Weapons: 46-41-35-29-23-18-12-6

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

X-ray Laser Missiles (MA 12) 2×3+/1/3 (Mdl)
CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐| CD ☐ // (3)

AA PlasmaGuns (2-4-6) 1×3+/1/1 (Dfn; Rpt)
360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐ // (3)

Equipment: Hyperdrive ☐| Overthrusters ☐| Tractor Beam ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐ // (5)
Traits: Cargo (6)
I have not used this ship yet, but imagine that it would be devastating...

Hello everyone.
Here is my version of the Federation Constitution class:

USS CONSTITUTION (600)
-Tech: Engines +2; Weapons +2

Screens: 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Hull: 11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Engines: 5-5-4-3-2-1
Weapons: 20-17-14-10-7-4
Shields: 4-4-3-2-2-1

Phaser (6-12-18) 1×3+/1/1
ABCD ☐| ABC ☐| ABC ☐| ABD ☐| ABD ☐ // (3)

Photon Torpedo (6-12-18) 1×3+/1/5 (Pr1)
GHI ☐| GHI ☐| GHI ☐ // (2)

Point-Defense Phaser (2-4-6) 1×3+/1/1 (Dfn; Pnp)
360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐| 360° ☐ // (3)

Equipment: Hyperdrive ☐| Overthrusters ☐| Tractor Beam ☐☐☐☐ // (3)

Marines : 1

Is it too much?  I am gonna use this and a similar D7 design at Rapier 2017 next month.