[Aardwolf]

Just a general question... what hasn't been done in the FS universe, that would be original and wouldn't break the theme?

I've seen torpedoes, various kinds of primaries... but FS2 used up a lot of the stuff that FS1 lacked.

So, what else is there?

(This was inspired by an idea, what would FS3 have added that FS2 didn't already have? But I didn't want to focus on FS3 per se, so assume I'm talking about mods)

[Androgeos Exeunt]

...the Shivans having more juggernaut-class and superdestroyer-class warships?

Speaking of capital ships, it seems like the Ravana was always meant to be in FS2, even if the game wasn't slimmed down a little (cue FS2 Trailer).

Maybe stealth ships could be put to better use as well.

[terran_emperor]

Subspace missiles and Proper planetary missions

Both planned for FS2 but got canned for whatever reasons

Subspace Missiles - You Tag the enemy craft with the targeting laser primary. Then a missile/torpedo jumps out of Subspace and blows up the target. Actually it is possible to resurrect this feature > edit Weapons.Tbl and import the missile models from the old "Quarantine" Mod

Planetary missions - Missions where you fly above the suface of a planet within its atmosphere if it has one. Im not talking the pseudo-surface feature from TBP. Im talking like they had in Colony Wars vengence and Red Sun.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Subspace missiles and Proper planetary missions

Both planned for FS2 but got canned for whatever reasons

Subspace Missiles - You Tag the enemy craft with the targeting laser primary. Then a missile/torpedo jumps out of Subspace and blows up the target. Actually it is possible to resurrect this feature > edit Weapons.Tbl and import the missile models from the old "Quarantine" Mod

Planetary missions - Missions where you fly above the suface of a planet within its atmosphere if it has one. Im not talking the pseudo-surface feature from TBP. Im talking like they had in Colony Wars vengence and Red Sun.

What do you mean by "pseudo-surface feature"?

[terran_emperor]

THe Lunar surface plate model....Works just fine but the following problems

1) THere should be gravity draging you down
2) No proper atmosphere - Using a nebula wont work atall. Play Colony wars red sun or most other games set on the surface

[Herra Tohtori]

Make a model of a Shivan that can sometimes be spawned after destruction of a Shivan ship, and if it hits your fighter it can attach to it and crack it's hull open.

Put some bodies and body parts amongst debris from destroyed ships.

Planetary missions would require gravity (easy enough, it can be done as uniform acceleration added to all objects via scripting) and atmospheric modeling of drag and lift forces (a ***** to get done so that it would even remotely resemble reality)...

[Snail]

Put some bodies and body parts amongst debris from destroyed ships.

As we all know there are Vasudan bodies in some of the FS1 ships.

[Tantalus53]

Though i know it would eat up FPS like nothing else, is it possible to leave gouges in the hull (IE the Sathanas cutscene where the Moloch carves into the Deimos' hull with its beam cannon) where a beam went across it?

[Aardwolf]

That's called geomodding. It's possible, in the same sense that in a billion years I might still be alive. Possible, but not very likely, and it will take a long time.

[Kszyhu]

Gouges and similiar things could be done using decals, but they're broken right now

[Cobra]

They could but they would look terrible anyway. And adding Geomod to the engine would require a complete rewrite of the source code.

[Nuclear1]

...the Shivans having more juggernaut-class and superdestroyer-class warships?

You clearly have not played Inferno.

[Colonol Dekker]

Or maybe he has and it broke the poor mans mind and he is now addicted to "the next big ship"

[Eishtmo]

One thing I'd love to see:

A backseater that can talk to you.  I've never seen that, don't even know if it's possible.  Two-seat fighters would be a neat new branch of ship styles to explore.

[Cobra]

Well, aside from the bomber variant, I believe the Apollo was a two-seater. You're thinking of something like a RIO, aren't you?

[NGTM-1R]

Or Starlancer.

[terran_emperor]

Proper Characters! - of the type seen in Homesick - the rest of your squad, Derelict - Lt "Duct tape" Mackie, and Blue Planet

[Cobra]

Um, that pretty much means it's been done before, dude.

[Snail]

It's been done a lot actually.

[General Battuta]

One thing I'd love to see:

A backseater that can talk to you.  I've never seen that, don't even know if it's possible.  Two-seat fighters would be a neat new branch of ship styles to explore.

A lot of the bombers are two-seaters...not that they're particularly talkative or helpful, but, hey. Perhaps Alpha 1 is a group mind.