[James Razor]

As we have a little bit of a tech discussion here, i wanted to ask some questions myself.

During the 2nd Incursion, the GTVA developed a lot of advanced weapons. Kaysers, Prometheus S, Maxim as an example. Why didnt they mount these weapons on their cap ships? The Maxims greatest weakness for example is its power drain.

If i take a Fenris for example, remove that lousy joke of a beam and put there quad or hexa or even octa Maxims, wouldnt that be more effective? With even less power drain to its system? I mean, they might be old, but i still think that a cruiser reactor has more output than even a more modern fighter.

And now just think of the Orion or similar ships that have maxims or prometheus banks in place of the blobb turrests. That would greatly enhance their firepower and anti-figher screen. The Maxim even has about the same range as their green beams.

[FIZ]

Balance would be one reason.  Also engine limitations, I believe that the original code had to limit to what a PC at the time could handle.  (I believe the limit for projectiles still exists, even though it is much improved.)

Fire up FRED2 and replace all blobs with Morning Stars on any hostile capital ship for a lark.  Or sentry guns.

Also beams had a rule of cool going for them, even if it was determined later to be lackluster on a Fenris.

[AdmiralRalwood]

Balance would be one reason.

The biggest reason, really. The Maxim is a horribly overpowered weapon.

[X3N0-Life-Form]

I'm also going to mention that (imo) fighter weapons projectiles + muzzle flash look silly when fired from capship turrets.

[SmashMonkey]

Interesting point...
I wish we would know more about the Zods in the BP timeframe...
If it is true, that in the next release you play as a Vasudan, I'll be a happy man

Man, I thought that one of the best parts of BP2 was in Act 3 where you finally get to shoot up the Vasudans!

[qwadtep]

I'm also going to mention that (imo) fighter weapons projectiles + muzzle flash look silly when fired from capship turrets.

I would assume that capships would mount their own capship variants.

[X3N0-Life-Form]

I'm also going to mention that (imo) fighter weapons projectiles + muzzle flash look silly when fired from capship turrets.

I would assume that capships would mount their own capship variants.

That's what I did in my mod

[Scotty]

I'm also going to mention that (imo) fighter weapons projectiles + muzzle flash look silly when fired from capship turrets.

I would assume that capships would mount their own capship variants.

Congratulations on reinventing the Terran Blob turret.

[qwadtep]

I'm also going to mention that (imo) fighter weapons projectiles + muzzle flash look silly when fired from capship turrets.

I would assume that capships would mount their own capship variants.

Congratulations on reinventing the Terran Blob turret.

A blob turret with the muzzle velocity and rate of fire of the Maxim? How horrifying.

[TrickMagnet]

and thus alpha one spotted a human centipede-esque row of fat green lasers piercing the hull of the sj sathanas

fenris op

gg no re

[Mars]

The best way to fix blob turrets would be to up their speed, damage and fire rate then compensate for the now dead-eye accuracy against fighters with an inherent inaccuracy of a few degrees.

Its called the pulse cannon in BP.

[tomimaki]

Link to bp2-core has changed?
Now is http://fsblueplanet.creshal.de/releases/bp2-core.7z
which is weird...

[SmashMonkey]

Don't know if this has been brought up before, but how has the GTA been politically faring throughout the conflict? The only info we get is a snippet from one of the Dreamscapes that half of the GTA is against the war while the other half is for the war.

But with anti-Vasudan xenophobia that's been building up within the GTA, Vasudan logistical support in Sol must have angered large segments of the GTA population. And to add to that, hasn't the war in Sol heavily depleted their already broken economy?

[crizza]

Everytime I watch the Artemis Station cutscene I admire the CO of the Nelson... to charge a line of TEI ships with only three Sanctusi(?) as support...that man has balls...and is a loyal officer.
Oh, and who voices Artemis Station and the Cormorant? Well done.

[Italianmoose]

Don't know if this has been brought up before, but how has the GTA been politically faring throughout the conflict? The only info we get is a snippet from one of the Dreamscapes that half of the GTA is against the war while the other half is for the war.

But with anti-Vasudan xenophobia that's been building up within the GTA, Vasudan logistical support in Sol must have angered large segments of the GTA population. And to add to that, hasn't the war in Sol heavily depleted their already broken economy?

Is this in addition to the new fluff in the tech room? (which is awesome, by the way)

[AdmiralRalwood]

Everytime I watch the Artemis Station cutscene I admire the CO of the Nelson... to charge a line of TEI ships with only three Sanctusi(?) as support...that man has balls...and is a loyal officer.
Oh, and who voices Artemis Station and the Cormorant? Well done.

According to the old VA killboard, both Artemis Station and the Cormorant are voiced by Jordan Scherer.

[Azrael15]

Is there any chance that we'll get a release of the Freedom Fighters remix in this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr4kF3h9jvU

I'm really digging it, even if I wasn't fond of it initially.

[procdrone]

That's a remix...?

I was always convinced that they use the original...

confused o.o

[Phantom Hoover]

Everytime I watch the Artemis Station cutscene I admire the CO of the Nelson... to charge a line of TEI ships with only three Sanctusi(?) as support...that man has balls...and is a loyal officer.

It's just as important to remember that his charge accomplished absolutely nothing.

[Rheavatarin]

It's just as important to remember that his charge accomplished absolutely nothing.

It may have succeeded in getting a few more people off the station.