[Mars]

I've done that, but the Seraphim's seem to get it anyway, no matter how close I am to where they come in.

[Vasudan Commander]

I've done that, but the Seraphim's seem to get it anyway, no matter how close I am to where they come in.

use emp missiles. They're absolutely invaluable against bombers.

[Snail]

Wow, so many things about FS I never knew (Stealth works on AI, EMP works on AI).

[Vasudan Commander]

Wow, so many things about FS I never knew (Stealth works on AI, EMP works on AI).

EMP works on anything. And it is probably more nasty then any gun or missile. Guns and missiles you can dodge. Shockwaves of EMP are a little more difficult  EMP missiles shut down bombs in flight. Even though they're difficult to hit while standing still, friendly AI warships can shoot em down easily , since they prioritize incoming bombers and bombs.

In multi, i'll strap some emps to a myrmidon, fry systems, then close range and open up with subachs and dumbfires.

Firepower is all well and good, but whats the point of it if you're using all aspect missiles and you can hit anything when your systems are wasted? 

[G0atmaster]

lol good point.

I remember doing this once.  I cleared the map, saved a ship that was VERY hard to save, and jumped out, and got the AWOL message...

Hmmph...  Where's my medal?

[Vasudan Commander]

lol good point.

I remember doing this once.  I cleared the map, saved a ship that was VERY hard to save, and jumped out, and got the AWOL message...

Hmmph...  Where's my medal?

Yea, sometimes some ships HAVE to die, in order for the scripting to work. 

[antihostile]

One more thing....

So all the ships but the Neptune have jumped and the mission is effectively over. At this point you can, if you want, take the Neptune out (didn't seem to get the "hold your fire" message) and at that moment, the Gibborim will jump in. However, you've already done the mission and you can then return to base without tangling with the Gibborim and you'll have successfully finished the mission....

[G0atmaster]

what if I want to destroy the Gibborim?

[Vasudan Commander]

what if I want to destroy the Gibborim?

lol then destroy it. its weak as. all you need to do is hit the beam cannons with maxims or trebuchets and then waste it.

[Snail]

It was funny in Their Finest hour, I had the Support ship beside me and was lobbing Trebs at the cruisers and killed them all (except the Hela, she had too much hull, left her to the bombers).

[Agent_Koopa]

I say we edit the missions, not to introduce new goals, but instead to bring in the SCP Novikov, a time-traveling ship whose very purpose is to preserve the timeline by whatever means necessary.

So, when the player saves the Nebtuu, in warps the Novikov, and blows it up. It could also fix warpdrives, kill the player, etc.


It would take tons of extra work, unless the Novikov was an existing ship. You gotta admit it's a fun concept though.

[Snail]

Novikov? Wazzat?

[Mars]

All you'd need to do is have the Nebtu say something about the Shivans getting their reactor containment, and then have it blow up.

[Snail]

Yeah, but the idea of that is kind of funny... Like that cartoon Time Squad or something...

[Goober5000]

Novikov? Wazzat?

Look up the Novikov Self-Consistency Principle.

[Charismatic]

My god. You'r suggesting Friendly Fire? Much more, but to kill a whole ship with 7,500-8,000 vasudan souls (encluding a few human souls) so you wont get yelled at? I would never commit such war crimes, an unethical behavior.

I saved the Neptuu quite a few times. I took the 'power weapons + kick ass' loadout. Harps, torns, dubble kazers (1\2 of the time i dubbled kayzers) and a single bank of maxim.

Only way to kill abraxis is to treb, maxim\kazer it as much as u can, after killing beam turrets; and then kicking  majior bomber ass. Always call in reinforcemtns first thing.

Though i hated this: After it blows,  or you save it, you have to haul ass back to Lamda 1. (I'd assign Theta wing to protect it first thing, incase i didnt get there in time.)

Is it just me or are those Lamda xports just asking to be blown up?

[Centrixo]

lol the AI is crap in FS2, you ask them to protect a ship but there useless, you might as well do it yourself and let the AI freelance.

launch a treb at the abraxis front beam turret > treb a manticore >treb the 2 bombers > take thier bombs down > run to the abraxis save the ship > head directly for the Shivan Bombs/Bombers and get to lambda 1 ASAP.
atleast thats what i do.

[Agent_Koopa]

My god. You'r suggesting Friendly Fire? Much more, but to kill a whole ship with 7,500-8,000 vasudan souls (encluding a few human souls) so you wont get yelled at? I would never commit such war crimes, an unethical behavior.

No, to preserve the temporal framework. For the safety of the timeline. To stop people from weakening the fabric of space and time.

[aldo_14]

My god. You'r suggesting Friendly Fire? Much more, but to kill a whole ship with 7,500-8,000 vasudan souls (encluding a few human souls) so you wont get yelled at? I would never commit such war crimes, an unethical behavior.

Ah, but killing 8000 in order to save billions?  It's the moral ambiguity that makes it interesting....

[Bob-san]

I know! I mean... 8000+ > 1,000,000,000+!! It's simple math!! Since zeros mean "nothing", then its ELEMENTARY, MY DEAR ALDO_14, THAT 8>1!!