[Polpolion]

I was playing the SCP (yay!) and the only missles there was were tempests (nay!). I hit the 'reset' button and nothing happend. I have no mods installed. I have the fs2_open_r_20060425_Kara build. Please helps me.

[Mars]

Try resetting your campagin.

[Polpolion]

[snifflies] okay [/snifflies]

MODIFY: YAY!!! It worked!!! For thanks, I shall give you this cookie.

[[DW]-Hunter]

lol whats wrong with tempests?

[Mars]

Tempests are my second favorite missile, however, while playing Bearbaiting, it's useful to have other weapons

[Polpolion]

lol whats wrong with tempests?

It's a bit difficult to take down an Orion with them. Ecspecially when the bomber you're in dosen't let you carry them. 

[Mars]

See, that's what I like about Tempests: the only things they're not good for is the complete destruction of ships above cruiser class, and really, really tough subsystems. Other than that they're good for virtually everything: close range dogfights, light assult, interception taking out turrets and subsytems, and destroying cruisers and freighters. Still, it can't match the Harpoon in its ability to be useful in almost every mission of Freespace 2.

[aceofspades]

Yeah, go harpoon  Practically every mission should have it in loadout unless there's an obviously superior replacement.
Besides, I love how small they are. You can carry tons of them and not really worry about resupplying, which I dislike.

[Mars]

Actually like Tempests better, but that's because I like low tech, close range dogfights. Realistically the Harpoon is more useful.

[Trivial Psychic]

I use the following loadouts for FS2 (not including bombs, and excepting certain missions).  My loadout of choice changes as new weapons become available.  I've listed which old weapon of choice is replaced by the new one.

Rockeye
Tempest

Harpoon replaces Rockeye
Tornado replaces Harpoon
Trebuchet replaces Tempest

For primaries:

HL-7 (x2)

PromS replaces HL-7
Maxim supplements 2nd HL-7/PromS
Kayser replaces remaining PromS

[[DW]-Hunter]

tornado isnt that good, harpoon kills just as effectively and u have more of them

[Trivial Psychic]

I find that a full volley of Tornadoes has a 80-90% chance of taking out anything from a Mara to a Nahema, on a head-on pass.  Harpoons can't boast that.  They are better at taking out things like turrets, but the Treb takes up the torch for that, and is better use against heavy bombers.

[Mars]

• Tornados are good when your up against a few, really good fighters at a time: i.e. when it's stopping power that counts
• Harpoons are good if you have to deal with a lot of fighters: i.e. when your in a massive dogfight with Manticores
• Trebs are good when you need to take out anything bigger than a fighter, and smaller than a destroyer, or destroyer turrets.
• Tempests are good at close range dogfights, or turrets.
• Rockeyes are good when you don't have the leisure to aim / aquire lock

[aceofspades]

Mars has summed up my views on the appropriate use of the various missiles perfectly