[Frosty]

Do you think that the destruction of the galatea had a big hand in reinforcing terran - vasudan relations?

I think the sacrifice of terran lives to attempt the salvation of the vasudan homeworld went a long way in showing the vasudans that the GTA was truly dedicated to the idea of a joint resistance.  Later on when the GTVA was formed I think the Galatea sacrifice was a deciding factor in the Vasudan minds.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

It probably did. Khonsu II had the idea of a juggernaut to combat the Galatea's killer, remember?

Keep in mind, however, that the Galatea is but one destroyer. Many pilots from the GTA also lost their lives, or were otherwise stranded due to the skirmishes with the Shivans.

[Mergatroid]

Just a suggestion:

Good job on warning people that this is a spoiler thread, but next time, you might not want to put the spoiler in the thread title. 

[Snail]

Many pilots from the GTA also lost their lives, or were otherwise stranded due to the skirmishes with the Shivans.

Well all fighters have intrasystem jump drives so I think they wouldn't be stranded unless they were stuck in a system filled with Shivans, in which case they'd be screwed, not stranded.

[Frosty]

Just a suggestion:

Good job on warning people that this is a spoiler thread, but next time, you might not want to put the spoiler in the thread title. 

good idea

[Frosty]

Many pilots from the GTA also lost their lives, or were otherwise stranded due to the skirmishes with the Shivans.

Well all fighters have intrasystem jump drives so I think they wouldn't be stranded unless they were stuck in a system filled with Shivans, in which case they'd be screwed, not stranded.

Did they have them by the time of the galatea destruction? I know they got them sometime during the campaign, but did they have them by the time of that mission?

[Snail]

They had INTRA- (ie. within)system jump drives since the beginning.

[Mars]

Fighters are capable of atmospheric flight as well, so they probably could land on a habitable planet

[Snail]

I'm not too sure about that.

[Admiral_Stones]

Fighters are capable of atmospheric flight as well, so they probably could land on a habitable planet

The only fighter that would be even remotely capable of atmospheric flight is the Perseus. But even then, it simply can't.

[Mars]

FS reference bible

[Rodo]

come on... atmosferical fighters?? have you seen the shape of some of them??

the perseus is by far one of the worst... maybe the pegasus...
and I remember seeing a description for some atmosferical fighter... I think it was on the shivans v.2 mod.. though it was not possible to choose it on any mission.

[Mars]

In FS ref bible it's an Elysium in the atmosphere, which has the worst aerodynamics of just about anything.

[eliex]

None of the fighters can have a hope of going down on the surface without crashing. They don't have any wheels to slow them down, or anti-grav projectors like Star Wars ships. Even places where they can land has to be specially suited for some fighters, e.g the Herc M2. There's a big cut on the floor of the hangar bay just to accommodate the big hook at the bottom of the Herc M2.

[WMCoolmon]

Fighters are capable of atmospheric flight as well, so they probably could land on a habitable planet

The only fighter that would be even remotely capable of atmospheric flight is the Perseus. But even then, it simply can't.

If a Hercules can crash-land on a planet and have the pilot survive and remain conscious enough to crawl out of the mostly-intact fighter after the impact, there's a good chance it could probably land while undamaged too.

[Akalabeth Angel]

Just a suggestion:

Good job on warning people that this is a spoiler thread, but next time, you might not want to put the spoiler in the thread title. 

good idea

        You can always change the title of the thread by editing your first post if it matters.

[Mars]

None of the fighters can have a hope of going down on the surface without crashing. They don't have any wheels to slow them down, or anti-grav projectors like Star Wars ships. Even places where they can land has to be specially suited for some fighters, e.g the Herc M2. There's a big cut on the floor of the hangar bay just to accommodate the big hook at the bottom of the Herc M2.

How do you know they don't have some type of antigrav?

If an Elysium can land on Vasuda Prime, a Hercules I certainly can.

You'll notice the only types of fighter landing pads we see is either the hanger floor or two shelves that fighters sit on with their various parafinalia hanging below in the middle.

I don't see any reason to assume that these shelves can't be on surface hangers as well... why should they be exclusive to ships?

[Admiral_Stones]

Fighters are capable of atmospheric flight as well, so they probably could land on a habitable planet

The only fighter that would be even remotely capable of atmospheric flight is the Perseus. But even then, it simply can't.

If a Hercules can crash-land on a planet and have the pilot survive and remain conscious enough to crawl out of the mostly-intact fighter after the impact, there's a good chance it could probably land while undamaged too.

But how is it supposed to land?
And that Herc 1 FS Intro stuff is complete bollocks. What exactly absorbed all this kinetic impact? The pilot should be some kind of liquid stuff flowing out of the fighter.

[Aardwolf]

I agree, that cutscene, while cool, was flawed in many ways. Not just the graphical ones that earned me my current title.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I agree, that cutscene, while cool, was flawed in many ways. Not just the graphical ones that earned me my current title.

...and I was wondering why Goober would give you that sort of title.

In the reference bible, I thought the Lucifer mowed down a couple of fighters when it was about to blow up Tombaugh Station.