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Title: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: sigtau on August 27, 2009, 04:19:00 pm
There was an FS2 thread (and apparently there still is).  Now let's take it back to retro FS1/FSPort.

Avenger/Banshee  Dual Interceptor for me.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Asteroth on August 27, 2009, 04:23:07 pm
Prometheus all the way, even on a Hercules I would go Prom/Prom, if I needed 6 for some reason. I always found the banshee and other specialized weapons of limited use on a fighter like the Hercules with poor weapon placement. I'm probably going to be chewed out for this, though.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Solatar on August 27, 2009, 04:36:39 pm
I prefer the Avenger to the Prometheus because of its speed (which makes it more accurate for me). Favorite weapon to me really depends on what the mission is. If I'm doing heavy intercept (hercules), I prefer an Avenger, or occasionally Prometheus when I know I'll need that extra bit of firepower more than the accuracy, in the 4 slot bank and a Flail on the bottom. That way right when my Phoenix V's or Interceptors are about to hit, I can nail them with the Flail so they don't evade them.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: headdie on August 27, 2009, 05:17:51 pm
Avenger / Banshee for me, the Prometheus fires to slow for me
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: QuantumDelta on August 27, 2009, 05:50:23 pm
I /tend/ to use Prom/Banshee and Interceptor / Phoenix V most of the time... especially on higher difficulties.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Qent on August 27, 2009, 07:25:03 pm
I usually go all Avenger for the high damage and low power requirements. If I'm in a fighter I also take all Interceptors, although it's in FSPort where Interceptors are said to be much more accurate.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Galemp on August 27, 2009, 09:44:15 pm
Avenger/Banshee where possible, with dual Proms if I'm in a Ulysses. I generally use only primaries when dogfighting, since FS1 fighter have such low capacities. I tend to use Hornets since they do lots of damage to hulls, like freighters and cruisers.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Iranon on August 28, 2009, 02:21:18 am
Avengers, possibly supported by Flails (absolutely great loadout for anti-fighter work in a 4+2 configuration... I wish those were still available in FS2).

I always found the Banshee abysmal. Overall firepower in standard FS1 weaponry is fairly equal, just split differently between shields and hull so there is nothing to justify the energy expenditure. In Silent Threat, 4 Avengers + 2 S-Breakers will outperform an all-Banshee loadout against shields and hull, at a quarter of the energy requirements. In the main game, I'll happily give up a little firepower in order to juggle fighters or simply use all Avengers.

Secondaries... I liked the Interceptor but then I only played the port.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Stormkeeper on August 28, 2009, 11:10:05 am
Pffft. Real men use paired ML-16s. :p
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: terran_emperor on August 28, 2009, 02:16:08 pm
Herc with W-Avenger and Interceptor and Phoenix-V
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Spoon on August 28, 2009, 06:39:55 pm
Pffft. Real men use paired ML-16s. :p
So do you like, collide your enemies to death?  :p
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Mongoose on August 28, 2009, 07:10:50 pm
Who doesn't?
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: BS403 on August 28, 2009, 07:11:07 pm
I prefer Banshee/Avenger and Interceptor.  I don't play the port much I usually just pull out my fs1 disks.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Stormkeeper on August 28, 2009, 07:55:38 pm
So do you like, collide your enemies to death?  :p
Indeed. I afterburner at them, setting my mic to external and scream "AAAALLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHAAAAAA OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" The Shivans **** themselves and run like hell.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Iranon on August 29, 2009, 02:26:36 am
Actually... given how little we know about Shivan biology, are we sure they can even **** themselves?

Any applicable 4-letter-verb really although the context heavily implies one meaning.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: headdie on August 29, 2009, 03:24:25 am
So do you like, collide your enemies to death?  :p
Indeed. I afterburner at them, setting my mic to external and scream "AAAALLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHAAAAAA OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" The Shivans **** themselves and run like hell.

Valid tactic
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Spoon on August 29, 2009, 05:55:20 pm
So do you like, collide your enemies to death?  :p
Indeed. I afterburner at them, setting my mic to external and scream "AAAALLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHAAAAAA OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" The Shivans **** themselves and run like hell.
  :lol:
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: sigtau on September 02, 2009, 09:38:03 pm
Any applicable 4-letter-verb really although the context heavily implies one meaning.

Oh GAWD.

Get that image out of my head.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: terran_emperor on September 03, 2009, 09:04:29 am
Oh Thank you very much for that...sigtau.

PS,. just read your sig...Gonna have nightmares now
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: stuart133 on September 03, 2009, 01:07:09 pm
So do you like, collide your enemies to death?  :p
Indeed. I afterburner at them, setting my mic to external and scream "AAAALLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHAAAAAA OOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" The Shivans **** themselves and run like hell.

 :D
I've got to try that someday!!
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: terran_emperor on September 03, 2009, 01:10:06 pm
Definateley. Doesn't work for the Lucy
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Stormkeeper on September 03, 2009, 05:54:30 pm
Tch. They always sed that the wings from the Bastion were the ones who destroyed the Lucifer by destroying the 5 reactors. T'was a lie, a cover up because the real story was too heroic and HOT BLOODED for them to believe. Yes, they destroyed the 5 reactors, but it was by RAMMING THEM, SCREAMING FOR BLOOD OF SHIVANS!! And the subspace corridor collapsed because IT COULD NOT WITHSTAND SUCH MANLINESS AND AWESOMNESS!!

Seriously though, I stick with twin Prometheus and Hornets. I think the Interceptor is a horrible missile. Or I just have horrible usage of it.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Mongoose on September 03, 2009, 11:22:13 pm
It is pretty friggin' useless against anything smaller than a transport, at least in FS1; the Port's handling of it makes it actually track targets half worth a damn.  Some might argue that that represents unfaithfulness to the original, but I'm happy to view it as making one of the core weapons of the game actually worth using again.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Stormkeeper on September 04, 2009, 12:33:20 am
Damn straight. It got to the point I shunned the Interceptor totally; though even in the Port I pick the Hornet over the Interceptor.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Solatar on September 09, 2009, 08:22:39 am
If I'm in a Herc, I carry a bank each of Interceptors and Phoenix IV's. They're great for short range coup de grace.
Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: deathfun on September 11, 2009, 03:06:19 pm
Ursa bomber
Harbinger bombs
Head on collision

Excellent


Title: Re: FS1 weapon pairing of choice?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on September 12, 2009, 01:58:04 am
In FS1, using dual Banshees in a Herc on lower difficulties is quite okay, but on higher difficulties, I'm better off mounting a Prometheus on the quad bank and using that only. Alternatively, the Avenger serves as a reasonably good substitute.