[Jeff Vader]

Indeed. Had the author said "I made this joke campaign so that people could laugh. My friend played it and said it was funny.", most of us would have probably just yawned at the thing. But when he specifically tried to make the Ultimate Campaign, you just gotta lol.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Indeed. Had the author said "I made this joke campaign so that people could laugh. My friend played it and said it was funny.", most of us would have probably just yawned at the thing. But when he specifically tried to make the Ultimate Campaign, you just gotta lol.

So you mean he tried too hard and the campaign was JAD standard even though it wasn't supposed to be so?

[Snail]

Haven't you played it yet?

[Jeff Vader]

Indeed. Had the author said "I made this joke campaign so that people could laugh. My friend played it and said it was funny.", most of us would have probably just yawned at the thing. But when he specifically tried to make the Ultimate Campaign, you just gotta lol.

So you mean he tried too hard and the campaign was JAD standard even though it wasn't supposed to be so?

Sort of. The dude tried to make an epic campaign by including bombing missions, intercepting missions, "unique" recon missions, Saths on our side, a Colossus on the enemy side and *drumroll*... a "collapse node". And you're on the wrong side of it.

Eh, just play the damn thing.

[Mongoose]

The best mission out of that whole mess was still the "blow up 18 stationary Shivan cruisers/corvettes/destroyers by yourself, just because" one.  There was something intensely visceral about wasting dual Helioses to take out a Cain.

[Kie99]

SGWP2 was extremely enjoyable.

[Solatar]

As far as making the Aten more effective when it was supposed to be, it was fairly dangerous to fighters before shields. I would have improved it by making the two turret models anti-fighter turrets and adding a few more plasma bursts around the hull. It had more than twice the armor of the Fenris in FS1, yet it still fell to the Fenris 1 on 1.

I would say they were meant to be deployed in hunter killer packs of two or three, but whenever we saw them in FS1 they were alone.

[eliex]

If the Aten was designed to be anti-fighter or a hindrance to the enemy, I'd much prefer to use Satis as gunboats.
They are faster, smaller and harder to hit with anti-cap beams. Even outfitted with one AAA can make a Satis dangerous, especially in groups.

[Trivial Psychic]

The Aten's dorsal protection could be improved by moving the button turrets to the sloped surfaces, giving them a better forward firing solution.  I would however, like to see someone make an FS2 upgraded Aten, with a few more turrets (as many have suggested) and putting a forward beam turret in the nose, with a weak slash or something.  Maybe after the loss of so many ships to the Shivans, GTVA had to pull some old ships out of mothballs and give them upgrades.

[Solatar]

I know Satis freighters seem like better warships, but maybe they just don't have the capability to support a military crew for long durations or don't have the advanced weapons control systems that might be found on a cruiser. They were designed as freighters, after all. Heavily armored, yes; subspace drives? No.

How effective can a ship be as a warship if it doesn't have subspace drives?

[eliex]

My mistake. I should have said using the core design of the Satis. Then just modify the unnecessary parts of the Satis to optimal fighting capability. Instead of having space for cargo, perhaps the things that you listed might be added.

But these gunboats aren't meant to be used in solo attacks. More like a firing support. 

[Solatar]

A Satis variant with a subspace drive and some extra electronics would be a great thing. It's still sad that the Aten is one of the Vasudan's  "better" warships.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

The Aten in the first mission of The Procyon Insurgency looked pretty formidable.

[Droid803]

It still gets pwned by asteroids if you don't look after it

[Mongoose]

It still gets pwned by asteroids if you don't look after it

The Aten manages just fine on its own.  It's those damned Bes freighters that'll get you...

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Yeah...I saw one of them drop from 75% to 50% once, and I went, "How did that happen?"

[Snail]

I know Satis freighters seem like better warships, but maybe they just don't have the capability to support a military crew for long durations or don't have the advanced weapons control systems that might be found on a cruiser. They were designed as freighters, after all. Heavily armored, yes; subspace drives? No.

Most Satises in FS1 had fully functional subspace drives. I suspect Iotas 1 and 2 in the first mission of FS2 were atmospheric planetary versions (which can go into space, but not warp).

[Admiral_Stones]

SGWP2 beats em all so 

I think of all the FS1 craft, the Aten has the most pleasing shape. 

DL link?

[Kie99]

SGWP2 beats em all so 

I think of all the FS1 craft, the Aten has the most pleasing shape. 

DL link?

http://freespacemods.net/download.php?view.40

[Mongoose]

Ha...how'd I get quoted in the Wiki entry for it?