[Black Wolf]

I say working because I know the common theory is that a beam with a massively negative mass would turn the trick - however upon trying this myself, I got a rather rude shock - it didn't work. I can think of a really good use for one, and I think a decent way to make it look very different to current FS2 beams - but I need to have it working first, so, has anyone ever had any luck?

(Oh, and BTW, I'd like to avoid SC changes if at all possible, though if this has/will be added at somepoint in the future, I'd like to at least know about it.)

[Galemp]

The best thing I could think of is having an invisible transport dock with the ship and tow it around to wherever it needs to be.

[Stealth]

that would be awesome!

introduce it to the source code programmers

[Eviscerator]

I got a working repulsor beam somewheres, complete with ice cream dispenser.

The idea was to use it to push bombs and bombers away so fighters could deal with them.

I gots a couple idea for a tractor. Let me fiddle and get back to you.

[Goober5000]

It's worked before...
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,991.0.html

Although according to this thread, others tried it and it didn't work.

GWMMIX, how'd you do it?

[Grey Wolf]

I know you can make a tractor pulse cannon, but the tractor beam won't work right.

[Goober5000]

Why not?

(Specifics are A-1 Supar...)

[Grey Wolf]

The way it fires, it applies the mass constantly. This leads to it spinning around the center. Hence, you need to use a tractor pulse and fire it right at the center of gravity of the ship.