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Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Cyker on July 22, 2004, 03:31:00 am
Sooo... what's everyone's favoured ship?

I've found myself abandoning the Perseus for the Myrmadon, although if I can get my hands on an Ares I take it :D

Bombers? I've always been partial to the Sekmet :)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: wolfdog on July 22, 2004, 03:38:22 am
light fighter: Horus
Heavy Assualt Fighter: err... dunno.. I like most of them.. except for herc MkII

Bombers: Ursa
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Cabbie on July 22, 2004, 04:14:19 am
Hmm

Interceptors: Valkyre/Perseus (wish it was a as fast as the Valk though).

I love the Myr but I seem to be shot down all the time when I play it in Multiplayer or insane in single player :(

Heavy Assult: Erinyes

Bombers: All the Vesudan bombers and the Myr :)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Janos on July 22, 2004, 09:15:47 am
Ares.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: MatthewPapa on July 22, 2004, 09:21:50 am
FS1: APOLLO
FS2: Ares

Long live the Apollo!
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Airborne on July 22, 2004, 06:06:50 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Cabbie
Hmm

Interceptors: Valkyre/Perseus (wish it was a as fast as the Valk though).

I love the Myr but I seem to be shot down all the time when I play it in Multiplayer or insane in single player :(

Heavy Assult: Enryres

Bombers: All the Vesudan bombers and the Myr :)


I assume by multiplayer you mean local area network correct? I thought PXO was no longer. One more thing, this isn't the topic bring this up but I'm having a problem with FS2. When ever I try to view the weapons in the Technical Database FS2 crashes. Does anyone know how to fix this?
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Cabbie on July 22, 2004, 06:09:22 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Airborne


I assume by multiplayer you mean local area network correct? I thought PXO was no longer.


Not lan but TCP/IP with some old FS playing pals and a few servers that I happen to know.

You can also get the multi FS open patch...
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Triple Ace on July 22, 2004, 06:29:53 pm
Heavy Assault and Space Superiority.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Knight Templar on July 22, 2004, 06:56:17 pm
Tood-O-Love

:nervous:
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: mrfun on July 22, 2004, 07:01:15 pm
Favorite? Hard to say since most ships are made better/worse by the situation.  Anyway, in order:
Serapis-Perseus-Tauret-Thoth-Herc2/Erinyes-Ulysses-everything else.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: castor on July 22, 2004, 07:26:12 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Airborne
I assume by multiplayer you mean local area network correct? I thought PXO was no longer.

Eeeekk!!!
Read this, now:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,24833.0.html
:)

Edit: may as well answer the question, soo.. a Herc II for me, thx ;)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Airborne on July 22, 2004, 07:46:48 pm
Quote
Originally posted by castor

Eeeekk!!!
Read this, now:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,24833.0.html
:)

Edit: may as well answer the question, soo.. a Herc II for me, thx ;)

Ok... So how do I get in a server? I already registered at that site. Plus do I need any up to date patches or anything? Cause I just recently got a Sci Fi Edition directly from the Interplay building through Ebay. And no I'm not lying about getting it from the Interplay building.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: mrfun on July 22, 2004, 07:58:12 pm
Airborne: Find the sticky in the SCP forum about fs2dnet being up.

More or less it goes like this.

Register at the website.

Use a recent build (see the thread)

Download the .cfg file (the thread again)

Remove all .tbl 's from your root, and /data folders, plus install LS's fixes or remove speffects.vp from the root

Make a multiplayer pilot profile

Use your registration login as your PXO login (options menu-multiplyar)

Login when someone else is online and get pWnED by people in Erinyes that lag-shoot kaysers out of their ship's nether regions instead of actually pointing at you like decent folk... :hopping:
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: LazarusLong42 on July 22, 2004, 08:07:07 pm
Gotta be the Erinyes.

/wishes people could spell "Erinyes"
// also wishes the original FS2 designers could have used the singular, as it's the only fighter with a plural name
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: castor on July 22, 2004, 08:20:45 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Airborne

Ok... So how do I get in a server? I already registered at that site. Plus do I need any up to date patches or anything?.

In addition to the instructions mrfun kindly posted, Svizel has put up quite nice multi help on the TEAMWARS site:
http://www.teamwars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=567

Cya in space ;)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: jdjtcagle on July 22, 2004, 08:33:26 pm
Thats a great post!!! :eek2:

Is it yours??
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: castor on July 22, 2004, 08:41:28 pm
Huh, JDJ :)

That teamwars thingy was made by Svizel (BDHR).
L8r, it almost morning here - gotta sleep some now. .
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Eishtmo on July 22, 2004, 10:59:33 pm
All hail the Herc.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 22, 2004, 11:44:55 pm
Fighter: Apollo forever. It never died in my heart.

Bomber: It begins and ends with the Ursa, although I like the Zeus, also.

Oh yeah, all Vasudan ships can bite me. :ick:
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: karajorma on July 23, 2004, 06:53:30 am
Quote
Originally posted by castor

In addition to the instructions mrfun kindly posted, Svizel has put up quite nice multi help on the TEAMWARS site:
http://www.teamwars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=567


I'll have to have a chat with him about putting it up on the Wiki.

The only problem I have with it is that it will age very quickly (look at the guide to installing FS2_open in my sig. It's only a few months old!"
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 23, 2004, 06:56:20 am
FS1: Valkyrie
FS2: Perseus or the Loki.
I also like the Ulysses.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Singh on July 23, 2004, 07:01:24 am
Uly.
Out-dodge. anything.

Favourite Bomber - The Artemis D.H.

Vasudan ship - Toth (the small one thats insanely hard to hit)
Vasudan Bomber - Sekhmet :D
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: DaBrain on July 23, 2004, 08:29:53 am
FS1: Dragon, I just love "special" ships. And the Valkyrie. Uly wasn't bad either.

FS2: Perseus. Erinyes (It's ugly but it's fun to shoot fighters with aimed single shots.


Bombers: I like the Zeus, it's fast and I also like the design.

The worst ship ever is the Boanerges.

I'm kinda diapointed in the Herc 2.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Killfrenzy on July 23, 2004, 09:16:23 am
SF Mara. No contest. :D

Of course I'm a Shivan fan so I might be a little biased! :D
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: castor on July 23, 2004, 09:49:21 am
Quote
Originally posted by karajorma
I'll have to have a chat with him about putting it up on the Wiki.
Would be a helpful thing there :yes:
Quote
The only problem I have with it is that it will age very quickly (look at the guide to installing FS2_open in my sig. It's only a few months old!"
Yes, thats the (kind of positive) problem when things develop as fast as they do here (but let's not slow it down just to cope with that :) )
Apparently Sviz has been committed to keep that thing up-to-date (GW!) I trust someone will be quick to complain about it at TW site, if it falls behind :D
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Singh on July 23, 2004, 09:54:23 am
Quote
Originally posted by Killfrenzy
SF Mara. No contest. :D

Of course I'm a Shivan fan so I might be a little biased! :D


I'll go against your Mara in my Uly anyday :P
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: varus on July 23, 2004, 10:15:08 am
Gha!  I DESPISE the Ulysses.  Case in point - the Game of Tag misison.  I took one (yes, only one) Shivan missile to the nose (with front shields at full), and not only did it blast the shields down, but it also gave me a pile of hull damage AND knocked out my sensors.  That was a fun 30 seconds, waiting for the blasted support ship to show up and fix the sensors.

Give me an Ares or Herc II any day (haven't played very much with the Erinyes, but it seems nice to).

For bombers, I like the Zeus bet, I think.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 23, 2004, 12:02:57 pm
Quote
I'm kinda diapointed in the Herc 2.

Amen to that. How dare the GTVA remove two primary banks from a heavy assault fighter and call it an uprgrade? I'd sooner fly the original.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 23, 2004, 12:04:43 pm
The Herc II can carry more warheads is faster(slightly) and smaller. At the sacrifice of two primary banks.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 23, 2004, 12:08:51 pm
Big whoop. Long live the real Herc! :p
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 23, 2004, 12:13:16 pm
I don't take care of it at all. I do not like any of the Hercules fighters. They are too slow to survive anything.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Airborne on July 23, 2004, 12:43:26 pm
You guys ought to make a chat room in here. It'd make alot of things much easier.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Cabbie on July 23, 2004, 05:34:47 pm
The Ulysses - the ship for masochists or for boared Aces who like to play with one hand tied behind their backs ;)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: aldo_14 on July 23, 2004, 05:47:08 pm
Valkyrie & Erinyes.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: magatsu1 on July 23, 2004, 05:53:04 pm
Serapis, Apollo and a few others.

I liked the Herc Mk3 as well.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: ChronoReverse on July 23, 2004, 06:28:58 pm
Pegasus.  Out-dodge the uly and kill things using a pea-shooter
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Airborne on July 27, 2004, 04:25:53 pm
Quote
Originally posted by magatsu1
Serapis, Apollo and a few others.

I liked the Herc Mk3 as well.

Since when was there a Mk. III?
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Ford Prefect on July 27, 2004, 05:00:42 pm
I think that means the Ares.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 27, 2004, 05:02:44 pm
The Herc III is a reskin of the Ares. In case somebody did not know previously.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: jdjtcagle on July 27, 2004, 05:03:16 pm
there's a HercIII, three actually... But there are not made by :V:
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 27, 2004, 05:05:30 pm
It is obvious. :p
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: jdjtcagle on July 27, 2004, 05:11:37 pm
yeah, how stupid of me... :p
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Aspa on July 27, 2004, 05:22:28 pm
The Horus. I'm talking looks here. I mean, look at it, it's the freaking Lamborghini of Freespace! And the Seth, obviously a Porsche. And the Mentu. Not something I'd be on in wartime, but cruising around in my own personal Mentu space yatch? Oh yeah. The vasudans may be butt-ugly, but they are true masters of compensation :D
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: magatsu1 on July 27, 2004, 05:24:49 pm
Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
The Herc III is a reskin of the Ares. In case somebody did not know previously.


That's the one. I think it's in the Aincents Pack.

The Horus is a classic 'innit ?
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Taristin on July 27, 2004, 05:29:55 pm
Seth. Period.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 27, 2004, 05:30:18 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Aspa
The Horus. I'm talking looks here. I mean, look at it, it's the freaking Lamborghini of Freespace! And the Seth, obviously a Porsche. And the Mentu. Not something I'd be on in wartime, but cruising around in my own personal Mentu space yatch? Oh yeah. The vasudans may be butt-ugly, but they are true masters of compensation :D


A Mentu as a yacht? :cool:
Not a bad idea.

Quote
Originally posted by Raa
Seth. Period.


That's the least surprising statement I heard today.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Taristin on July 27, 2004, 05:32:10 pm
I've always said the Seth was the most well balanced ship in the game. It ownz.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 27, 2004, 05:33:39 pm
This is why I said your statement is least surprising. :rolleyes:
*goes to bed*
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Taristin on July 27, 2004, 05:36:41 pm
I just didn't know how you meant that. :p

"Typical Snipes" or "I agree completely" :p
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: MicroPsycho on July 27, 2004, 05:40:59 pm
Fighters: Perseus, Ulysses

Heavy Assualt: Erinyes

Bomber: Artemis


Hit 'em fast and hit 'em hard!:D
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Goober5000 on July 27, 2004, 06:41:25 pm
The Artemis is crap.  It has no weapon energy to speak of.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: ChronoReverse on July 28, 2004, 12:59:58 am
I don't know about you, but the Seth does seem to own in furballs.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Ace on July 28, 2004, 05:45:47 am
FS1: GTF Apollo
FS2: GVF Tauret
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 28, 2004, 09:50:34 am
Quote
Originally posted by Goober5000
The Artemis is crap.  It has no weapon energy to speak of.


That's absolutely not true. It has weapon energy, just not much. :)
See it from the nice side: It can fire more rapidly than any fighters with 4 primaries except for the Thoth.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: SadisticSid on July 28, 2004, 10:56:02 am
You can't hit **** with the Artemis. The guns are far too far apart.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Gloriano on July 28, 2004, 11:00:03 am
FS1 Seth
FS2 Erinyes
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Zarax on July 28, 2004, 11:05:36 am
Athena, Ursa, Ares and Erinyes. Or Valkyrie.
Pick one and own them all...
Especially with the great lighting bomber ;)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 28, 2004, 11:17:58 am
I also liked the Athena. Its only setback that it becomes obsolete when the Tsunami appears. And it becomes even more obsolete when the Medusa is developed.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: MicroPsycho on July 28, 2004, 11:26:33 am
The Artemis has fine energy for its job (strafing runs on a capship, not dogfighting) and It is the only bomber I can fly with ease because others are so slow.



                      Both Hercs suck!
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Taristin on July 28, 2004, 11:33:18 am
Seth and Myrmadon 0wn j00.

USe the Seth for Heavy Assault, and pack a Myrm full of Helios for bombing runs... Viola. :p
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 28, 2004, 12:47:41 pm
It's Myrmidon, not Myrmadon. :D
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: magatsu1 on July 28, 2004, 01:02:07 pm
no, it's "ugly mofo"

isn't the one that can carry Helios/Cyclops, through some quirky bug ?
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: TopAce on July 28, 2004, 01:03:24 pm
Only the Helios.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: magatsu1 on July 28, 2004, 01:12:23 pm
Quote
Originally posted by TopAce
Only the Helios.

pft! oh, is that all ? Guess it really does suck then huh ?





ignore me, I'm in a silly mood!
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: StratComm on July 28, 2004, 01:46:13 pm
And it isn't a bug, it's an easter egg.  It would have had to be farily explicit to put "Helios" in as an allowed weapon.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: karajorma on July 28, 2004, 02:30:20 pm
Quote
Originally posted by StratComm
And it isn't a bug, it's an easter egg.  It would have had to be farily explicit to put "Helios" in as an allowed weapon.


Unless someone meant Harpoon and got confused.
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Killfrenzy on July 28, 2004, 03:54:29 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Singh


I'll go against your Mara in my Uly anyday :P


I'd take you up on that challenge if I could be A) arsed to play online with the limited time I have and B) the servers allowed player-flyable Shivan ships. :)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: magatsu1 on July 28, 2004, 04:16:59 pm
sounds like an excuse to me.:p

you afraid Singh might kick your arse huh ? :p :p

*OMG! a few more posts and I hit the bag o' sand!!*
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Cabbie on July 28, 2004, 06:43:01 pm
Hmm the Uly can carry the dogfighting version of the HL-7 so its pretty good in multiplayer :).

--

Yeah I find it really strange that the Myr can actually carry (of all bombs) Helios warheads. Which is of course exploited to death in Multiplayer - OMG U HAXXORS!!!! :).
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: Killfrenzy on July 29, 2004, 07:50:18 am
mg1: Nah, not an excuse. Just a lack of time and resources. :)
Title: Favorite ships/fighters?
Post by: pyro-manic on July 29, 2004, 01:28:30 pm
Mkay, tricky one, this...

Fighters:
Valkyrie (Intercept)
Athena, Herc1/2 (general) (The Athena's crap as a bomber, but it's a good heavy fighter!:D)
Ares (Assault)
Mara (Everything!)

Bombers:
Artemis DH, Hydra* (*from Derelict) (assault/ missions with limited fighter cover)
Sekhmet (blowing things up)

The Erinyes is a piece of ****. The Apollo rocks, but it can't carry any decent guns, so it loses out...