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Star Fox: Event Horizon / Re: Star Fox: Event Horizon for FSO

« Last post by Lupe_Tiber on April 26, 2024, 08:59:18 pm »

With the recent garrys mod incident of removing nintendo IP based mods from Garrysmod's workshop i have to ask is this mod in danger?

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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: Props to Passionate Community + Shameless Stream Plugging

« Last post by redmagejoe on April 26, 2024, 02:56:46 am »

A neat little video essay about the inaccessibility of certain older games, and how it ties into System Shock and its remake which I'm currently streaming.  You know I love a good analysis of game and UI / UX design, and this has some good lessons to take into mind when looking at FreeSpace, the phenomenal job it did in UI and UX, and things to keep in mind when modding for it.

What?  What do you mean you haven't been watching my System Shock streams???

Go watch the VODs here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOqrMiqae04TgqBHcDoSEt81f7vpz4yBf

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General Discussion / Re: Propellantless propulsion drive by NASA veteran can theoretically reach escape v

« Last post by jr2 on April 25, 2024, 09:06:31 pm »

My gut is pressing X as well but I was kind of hoping with that pedigree there'd be at least a little observable evidence when this all gets examined.

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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: Should the GTVA build a new frigate class of ships?

« Last post by Grizzly on April 25, 2024, 03:53:59 pm »

The GTVA should just build a bunch of maxim and trebuchet wielding gunboats that leave any larger ship drifting helplessly through space.

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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: Should the GTVA build a new frigate class of ships?

« Last post by Kie99 on April 25, 2024, 12:46:03 pm »

I don't think that's a niche that really needs filling.  The Hecate packs enough of a punch to deal with anything smaller than a destroyer, and its firepower is diffuse enough that it can deal with several ships of that size at once.  Where the GTVA is weak is dealing with other capital ships.

If you could build several frigates for the cost of one Hecate, sure, but that's a very difficult question to answer since our information on the engineering and economics of shipbuilding in FreeSpace is extremely limited.  Off the top of my head we know that

• The Orion costs more to build that it costs to pay its crew of 10,000 for 3 years
• The Aelous was too expensive
• The Colossus took 20 years to build
• The NTF managed to build the Iceni in 18 months or less

If they could pump out Icenis they'd be very useful, they have as much firepower as a destroyer, are more manoeuvrable, are considerably smaller and therefore easier to defend and have 90% of the armour of the Terran destroyers, but who knows how replicable that design is.  Maybe it uses loads of rare materials.

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General Discussion / Re: Propellantless propulsion drive by NASA veteran can theoretically reach escape v

« Last post by The E on April 25, 2024, 05:44:31 am »

We've been here before.

A drive that does not require reaction mass would indeed be a great invention. However, so far, we haven't found one that wasn't ultimately a measurement error.

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Nightly Builds / Re: Nightly: 22 April 2024 - Revision f3c6b0f8f

« Last post by Goober5000 on April 24, 2024, 11:30:35 pm »

The ship will appear in the escort list, but with no name.  It will essentially be a blank space with a hull percentage.

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General Discussion / Re: Propellantless propulsion drive by NASA veteran can theoretically reach escape v

« Last post by Scourge of Ages on April 24, 2024, 07:53:34 pm »

I don't know anywhere near enough about physics to form an opinion on this, also I haven't watched any of those videos. If it turns out to be real and practical, it would be really cool.

But my gut says "that doesn't sound real".

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FreeSpace Discussion / Re: Should the GTVA build a new frigate class of ships?

« Last post by CT27 on April 24, 2024, 07:42:56 pm »

To be fair, they'd need to work on new cruisers. Let's not forget that only two dozen Aeoli were produced (most of which were destroyed during the NTF rebellion and the second Shivan incursion), and the Fenris/Leviathan duo would be all but obsolete in a Post Capella scenario. I'm not saying a frigate wouldn't help, but cruisers should be a priority.

Post-Capella, should the GTVA make more cruisers like the Aeolus (either simply more Aeolus cruisers or a new class also geared heavily toward an anti-fighter/bomber role) or something like the Lilith that's geared toward an anti-capship role?

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Between the Ashes / Re: Teasers & Trailers

« Last post by SF-Junky on April 24, 2024, 10:29:59 am »