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Offline Navck

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http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/~freespace/hlp/item_show.php?itm=813
Like this mod? Except it crashes VERY easily (Usually I'll see my laser turrets at 99% (500 of them spam) BOOM crash)
This is a VERY fun... But unstable to play mod

 

Offline WeatherOp

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How can I control a covertte, or even capital ship 8)
I have found out the limits, but it really cuts down the ship and is better suited for a gunship or light cruiser.

The Ship can be no longer than 200 meters and can have no more than 7 turrets. Like I said more like a Light cruiser than a corvette.
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Offline Navck

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Hmm, that sucks, can you make a minimod for this? (I love to be able to control something besides a FIGHTER or SMALL BOMBER that DENTS the enemy...)

 

Offline Dark RevenantX

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I can cook up a map with you as a Sobek if you would like.

Problem is-I have the ability, but not the means.

Change the player ship to a Fenris, for example, and construct a mission around that.  FRED2 will  nag you, but it will work as long as you check for the player ship to be checked as a player ship.  Sometimes it automatically becomes unchecked.  I made a map once where you were a Fenis, and your wingmate was an Aeolus, and you needed to take out the Moloch.  You fired your beam often, but the damage was minimal.  Your wingmate had to wait and rely on its flak and lasers once the two larger beams fired.  The SGreen takes like a few minuites to recharge, but the LTerSlash takes seconds.  My wingmate died quickly because he was an idiot and charged into the Moloch, while I got behind it and blasted away.  Eventually, it hit me with a Sred, and it turned.  After a minuite after that, I died.  However, my explosion blew up the Moloch.You should only attempt flying a cruiser, or if you are desperate, a corvette.  It is much better to attack a larger ship as you a small capship alongside other small capships.  This makes loss much more emotional, as your scapegoating friend might die, leaving you defenceless as your beams power up.

 

Offline NGTM-1R

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I once suddenly discovered my entire wing had been turned into the Volition Bravos for no apparent reason, but I've been unable to duplicate it.
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Offline WMCoolmon

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Originally posted by WeatherOp
I have found out the limits, but it really cuts down the ship and is better suited for a gunship or light cruiser.

The Ship can be no longer than 200 meters and can have no more than 7 turrets. Like I said more like a Light cruiser than a corvette.


:wtf: You should be able to play as any ship. (Assuming you've got the interface art or are using a new build that doesn't need it)

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I once suddenly discovered my entire wing had been turned into the Volition Bravos for no apparent reason, but I've been unable to duplicate it.


:lol:
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Offline Dark RevenantX

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Get the newest build and you should have no problems.

Heck, you can be a Rakshasa, or any other shivan ship!

 

Offline Grug

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When The Apocalypse Project comes out, you will be able to play as corvettes.
Slow, chunky armor, and packs a punch. :D

 

Offline WeatherOp

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They fixed that error. If they did thats great, cause basiclly that would cut out the need for limits, since I found them out on Vanilla FS2.
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Offline karajorma

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The error only ever seemed to affect you weatherOp. I've heard of other people flying much bigger capships.
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Offline Navck

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Guess hes not the only one. I'm running the HOTU version...
FS Open has problems too

 

Offline WMCoolmon

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I went over the relevant code in hud_show_damage_popup and it looks like it should be fixed., at least in the most recent builds.
-C

 

Offline WeatherOp

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Yeah, you could fly bigger ships with Vanilla FS2,even the Sathanas, it would crash with the turret thing, but you could play in the outside view fine, then some other problem once you got destroyed it would crash, but like I said if that is fixed, that is awesome.:D
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Offline Mongoose

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That mod was actually pretty cool; a fighter doesn't last long when it has every anti-fighter turret on a Deimos aiming at it. :p

 

Offline Luigi30

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A mission where you can be a ship that's not Alpha 1!? And it's moddable!? Hehehe... does anyone know if it works in multiplayer at all? I feel like having a corvette duel!

EDIT: I installed the mission and now FRED complains about some weird error about missing weapons or something on the Ulysses... did that happen to you, too? Related to the tables it installs?
« Last Edit: March 25, 2005, 10:31:54 pm by 2285 »

 

Offline Dark RevenantX

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FRED will yell at you, but it works.

 

Offline karajorma

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If you're using FS2_Open you can play as anyone you like :D You don't even have to play as alpha, beta or gamma wings :)
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Offline Grug

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Can you shoot though? Or just fly around and let the turret AI do the shooting?

  

Offline Kie99

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In theory you could make some fire-beam sexps for when Ctrl is pressed, but you'd have to preprogram who you wanted to shoot.
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Offline Luigi30

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It works by freeing the beams when you press spacebar. They then shoot at whatever you're targeting. I looked at it in FRED and my limited knowledge of it figured that out.