The issue is really in what role do you want the golan and the various other starbases to be in.

I seem to recall that the alliance in Requiem uses an XQ(X) starbase? That is a pretty small starbase i think and not really a hardcore military installation, atleast not when compared to any of the golan platforms. It has far less weapons and well everything really. I think XQ platforms are abouth 800-900 meters, the golan on the other hand clock in at from 1,231 for the golanI and 2600 for the golanIII. I am not sure how true to canon you guys want to be and that is very important to know when makin suggestions. However i have never come across a small orbitol defence plaform that were used for actual defence in the star wars universe, It seems they like their defence installations in the km size. So to be true to star wars universe (as i understands it) one would need to drop out the small single target turrets in favour of bigger installations with more firepower and shields. Balance will still be an issue ofc as you want to balance it up against the normal races.

Take a look at the Tecs hangar structure. It has a gun when uppgraded and figther compliments. Just add shields to that, change its autocannon to laser and add another more powerful laser that targets larger ships with more range and you pretty much have a sinified golanI.

Now then comes the question: if you use Golans and maybe XQs for standard orbitol defences, what then should you use as actual starbases? Sure you could go with a big version of the aforementioned, but that seems kinda cheap dont it. You could go with a golan 3 for the empires starbase ofc clocking in at twice the sice and a modifed XQ platform for the alliance. But well, wouldent it be better if you could limit golans and XQs and other type of platforms like the bavos/firestar and various other platforms to turret duty, and have something special for the real starbase. In reality the empire and the alliance would prob not need a different starbase given that all their installations are HUGE. But seeing that sins has a starbase for all the races and some form of orbitol defences for all aswell i reckon they need something. I dont remember if Empire at War had descent looking starbases -i seem to recall they did but its been a long time. But there must be some mod or game or concept that has some cool looking-BIG looking starbases that could be adapted into sins -unless someone want to make one from scratch that is. But that seems like harder work.

Personally i suggest giving the empire golans for their orb defences and the alliance modifed XQs, the golans would be the stronger of the two meaning more hull more shield and more damage but would also take up more cap and offcource cost more credits. -this would fit lore aswell. It dont have to be that big a difference and the alliance will have more to compensate so should be balanced all in all. Then drag over the starbases from Empire at War or from anywhere one can be found -mod, game whatever that just make it stand out from the standard platforms and feel like a big ol starbase. This would honour the star wars canon but would also fit in well with sins. It would prtetty much function as a turret and hanger combined into one structure.

Sure the tech/advent and vasari may use smaller platforms but not star wars! everything is bigger there! everything! everyone got big peckers there too!

The golans there seems okay yeah, but im not a modelers or texturer so dont know how they will look in sins or even if its feasible to pull them over. Someone else must answer that.

I agree with you that golans fit the empire better, so golans for the empire and XQ's for the alliance. (as buildable defences not the big ol starbase)  and shiny new starbases for both! Hehe, and i didnt mean that the tec hangar looked like a golan in form just stat wise with the modifications i suggested.

Right now the empire has the executor as their starbase what abouth giving them the golan model as a defence/hangar platform and see how it works, 1500 hull, 2000 shield, laser batteries 100 damage, torpoedos 40 damage, 4 figther slots, cost X, 6-8 slots. something like that. Then well finally get some real defences and not those durn gaus platforms.

Well the golan 1 had a serious compliment of starfigthers, as in 24+, i think the newer models cut down on the figthers to get more firepower and shields but they also could hold a fair number of figthers as in atleast 12+. The XQ platforms could hold: what, like 3 squadrons of starfigthers? That would be how many, hmm i dont know how star wars look at squadrons, if it were our world it would be like 12 in each squadron probably but i cannot really say. The golans werent just turbolaser platforms either, they also had a fair number of proton torpedo launchers and tractor beams so if you want to truly be true to canon they cant just be a simple turret.

The above info is taken from wookipedia by the way ive been reading some in the RPG game books licensed from star craft aswell and on the official page but real solid info is somewhat hard to come by. In any case if you want the golans as turrets, you can offcource do that. Your the one dooing the modding after all and its your call.

The improvement are pretty much done really. If we don't get an estimated release date for Diplomacy 1.32 tomorrow I'll probably just release it.

Im in favour of everything that alters sins a bit, and dont follow the exact same temp as the standard races. Diversity can coexist folks!

The X7 platform in that screenshot is from the same mod I suggested for the Golans, Phoenix rising, a great mod with a lot of great models, i would suggest that you explore their website and see if there is anything else that might be of use to Requiem.

Sorry, decided to jump in and answer for Alik.

Well the XQ was at one time very small aswell, then they decided to change it and made it abouth 3 times bigger.

Stuff change hehe.

Please don't blame me for being all giddy, but I haven't heard a peep about 1.32

Yes. One of the Mon Calamari Cruisers gets a deploy A-wing ability much like the ISD with Interceptors (though its not a capital that requires research, thus its easier to get), and the Defiance type gets an ultimate ability that deploys Rogue Squadron itself, which gets you a full dozen enhanced X-wings and makes all of your strikecraft (not just from the Defiance) a bit harder to hit. I'm not sure if that's what you were meaning but it certainly is a special squadron.

For the record Alliance Starbases with the Base Defenders ability deploy A-wings in the Entrenchment version as well.

I actually think I only revealed that in the Tech Tree teaser video, but anyways. The Rebel's get a tier 8 military tech that increases all strikecraft squadrons by 1 (even though the info card will say 100% for some reason, its just one). Considering that is a 25% boost to Xwing squads and a 33% boost to Bwing squads for balance I didn't want to make it any higher, though if for some reason that isn't as big of a deal in practice as theory it can be increased.

Trust me I want this thing released and done with almost as much as you guys. But it does sound like 1.32 will be released this week at least, so hopefully Stardock comes through. That said the delay has helped me catch a few string errors, fix some balance issues, a bug that would cause games to crash on certain maps, and plenty of other things I'm sure, so you are getting a bit better mod out of it, even if all the new shiny features have been ready for a week or so.

Also I've started what is hopefully the first step on getting some new models in the game (for the first time in a while). I don't want to raise any expectations in case for some reasons my plans end up falling apart, but keep an eye on the official forums or this thread and you might eventually see a screenshot of what it is. This particular unit won't be officially appearing until Rebellion, but it may make a sort of "cameo" appearance prior if its ready before then.

Well thank you. If I have gotten that it's been a while.

Just curious, what games did you mod? Before this I did a bit with Rome: Total War and Rise of Nations, I never published anything but a few maps/scenarios though.