[Vasudan Admiral]

sorry, i just can't help sticking a link to this page up. i think Cannikin pretty much summed it up there, shot it with an 800 giaton turbolaser and earned a Rant-Yourself-A-Title award

[TopAce]

Originally posted by Woolie Wool


I've seen calculations that indicate 1 MGLT = 1 m/s.

I could guess it immediatly, but I wanted to write that there are differences between official stuff and XWA. Take the ISD speed for example.

[Galemp]

I'd like to put down a few things I think are important.

Gameplay >= Realism.

None of this is real. Therefore, Gameplay > Conjecture.

This is our own project, and we do not need to stick to the Totally Games precidents of turning at 33% throttle, ISD shield generators, SSD size, etc. If you want to play X-Wing Alliance, go play X-Wing Alliance.

We will attempt to maintain the 'feel' of the original games, however, this is the Freespace engine and we must consider how Freespace-style gameplay is handled.

There are many conflicting sources on the Internet and in print. We will go with whatever seems closest to the movies, and is suitable for gameplay.

Our weapons are not specified in gigatons. They are specified in Hitpoints. They will be optimized for play balance.


I am Oz, the great and terrible.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by GalacticEmperor

Our weapons are not specified in gigatons. They are specified in Hitpoints. They will be optimized for play balance.

Gigapoints? HitTons?

[TopAce]

He meant that the lasers have no property of 'gigaton = weight', it has the property of 'hitpoints = points' to base the damage levels of the weapons.

[Black Wolf]

Not exactly. When someone talks about weapons in tons, megatons, gigatons etc., they're refferring to the amount of TNT one would need to blow up to create the equivalent amount of damage. When people start alking about fictional weapons in these terms, thy're generally taking it too seriously.

What GE meant is that lasers in game will be balanced for the game, doing damage in hitpoints, the same measures that FS uses to define the strength of its ships.

[Sandwich]

Bah - you both take me far too seriously... seriously! Notice I switched around the gigatons - hitpoints to gigapoints - hittons...? *hint hint nudge nudge*

[Alan Bolte]

You guys are gonna be seing this kind of thing at least every few weeks for the entirety of the time this forum exists. I highly suggest eventually putting some of your thoughts on relevant items such as 'whatever makes it fun' into the FAQ, which of course could use some updating, as could the rest of the site. All in good time, and better to have a good update then a frequent update, I always say. These kind of arguments have very little bearing on the mod itself, unless some one decides they want a crossover campaign, which by my understanding, this isn't it. So you can either ignore them, join them if you find that fun, or close a thread every time it comes up, with a message to read whatever you have on the FAQ.
Wheehoo.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by Alan Bolte
You guys are gonna be seing this kind of thing at least every few weeks for the entirety of the time this forum exists. I highly suggest eventually putting some of your thoughts on relevant items such as 'whatever makes it fun' into the FAQ, which of course could use some updating, as could the rest of the site. All in good time, and better to have a good update then a frequent update, I always say. These kind of arguments have very little bearing on the mod itself, unless some one decides they want a crossover campaign, which by my understanding, this isn't it. So you can either ignore them, join them if you find that fun, or close a thread every time it comes up, with a message to read whatever you have on the FAQ.
Wheehoo.

[Galemp]

Right! That's it! I'm posing in the HLP Request Thread to get Karma FTP access!!

[KARMA]

well I've sent enough mail requests for myself:hopping: , I just hope I'll gain more attention with the request for our new webmaster..........