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Title: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Marcov on May 25, 2011, 11:36:22 pm: I think I've read that Blue Planet: War in Heaven has a mission where you fly one (right?).

Anyway, I think most are well aware that you CAN fly capships provided you hack the .tbl files or do some tricks in FRED. But this thread's purpose is to fill in my satisfaction of flying a capital ship and manually aiming the turrets.

So, can anyone recommend missions and/or campaigns where decent capital ship flying is demonstrated? The aiming-turrets and all? Then put them up for download.

thnx
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Nuclear1 on May 25, 2011, 11:40:14 pm: War in Heaven's The Blade Itself is one of the best so far. It's really hard to manually aim turrets.
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: General Battuta on May 25, 2011, 11:41:27 pm: You can designate targets for turrets in The Blade Itself.

m!m did a script that lets you manually control one turret at a time.

Those are the only two options you've got. Nothing else meaningful has been done with capship command.
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Droid803 on May 25, 2011, 11:45:12 pm: There's also a TrackIR turret control thing. Though, well, that requires you have TrackIR.
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Marcov on May 25, 2011, 11:56:35 pm: Quote from: General Battuta on May 25, 2011, 11:41:27 pm
m!m did a script that lets you manually control one turret at a time.

Is it an SEXP?

Where can I get it?
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: General Battuta on May 26, 2011, 12:01:32 am: No, it's a script. It lets you take control of one turret at a time and shoot with it. You can switch between turrets. It is here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=75021.0) and seems to be meant to be used with The Blade Itself.
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Marcov on May 26, 2011, 07:38:05 am: Hmm...okay, thanks.
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Snail on May 26, 2011, 12:36:16 pm: Quote from: General Battuta on May 26, 2011, 12:01:32 am
No, it's a script. It lets you take control of one turret at a time and shoot with it. You can switch between turrets. It is here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=75021.0) and seems to be meant to be used with The Blade Itself.
d00d that's cool. Can it be used for bombers?
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Commander Zane on May 26, 2011, 12:37:51 pm: Quote from: Snail on May 26, 2011, 12:36:16 pm
Quote from: General Battuta on May 26, 2011, 12:01:32 am
No, it's a script. It lets you take control of one turret at a time and shoot with it. You can switch between turrets. It is here (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=75021.0) and seems to be meant to be used with The Blade Itself.
d00d that's cool. Can it be used for bombers?
Would be a good asset for WCSaga.
Title: Re: Playing as a Capital ship
Post by: Marcov on June 08, 2011, 03:54:31 am: Uh, is this, spam? :wtf: (referring to tinajane's post, which had a link to [DON'T QUOTE SUSPICIOUS LINKS --Vader]).