[Droid803]

The Conquest has no anti-cap beams, nor AAAfs, though, so its not a threat to Enif Station nor your wing at all.

[eliex]

Maybe it was added to boost player points or something as a reward.

[Rick James]

Maybe it was added to boost player points or something as a reward.

No, more likely that it was added in case the player managed to avoid the Hawkwood's anti-fighter weapons and somehow blow it up. The Colossus needs to blow up something in the mission. Otherwise, why have it appear at all?

[Androgeos Exeunt]

* Androgeos Exeunt suddenly finds it very tempting to siggify the post above this one.

[eliex]

No, more likely that it was added in case the player managed to avoid the Hawkwood's anti-fighter weapons and somehow blow it up. The Colossus needs to blow up something in the mission. Otherwise, why have it appear at all?

Oh yeah - that mission was supposed to be the grand entrance of the Colossus right?

*smashes head on desk

[KappaWing]

What is the "big-damage" flag, and how does it prevent you from killing a corvette?

[pecenipicek]

http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Ships.tbl#.22big_damage.22

"big damage"

    * Limits the damage made to the ship by non-huge weapons.

[Droid803]

Basically, it exponentially reduces damage after 10%.
At 1% HP left, the Corvette will be invulnerable to weapons without the 'Huge' flag.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

That big damage flag was probably meant to make things more realistic.

[Rodo]

I've noticed this before... like in the mission where the Aquaetine need to be evacuated from the nebula and a Moloch jumps in, I usually stay behind (with the disabled Moloch...I save big things for the last) trying to destroy it but even with all of my wingmen shooting at it it's not blowing up! 1% and not exploding!!!

It would look more realistic just making the fighters completely useless against Cap ships, only being able to destroy turrets and subsystems.
The only non cap ship that should be able to destroy a cap ship is the bomber with it's bombs ,from common sense point of view of course.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Actually, Rodo, I think the Trebuchet CAN destroy ships with the big damage flag on them. Any weapon that has the huge flag on it can do the final 10% of damage to a ship with the big damage flag.

[castor]

The only non cap ship that should be able to destroy a cap ship is the bomber with it's bombs ,from common sense point of view of course.

Hm.. the concept of concentrated fire would be nice to have in the game. Imagine a wing of fighters boring through a capship hull.. To have it possible to destroy, but tough in practice.

[ssmit132]

Actually, Rodo, I think the Trebuchet CAN destroy ships with the big damage flag on them. Any weapon that has the huge flag on it can do the final 10% of damage to a ship with the big damage flag.

I've looked at the table, won't having "Bomber+" AND "huge" stuff up the AI?

[Rodo]

well about that I don't know, I wasn't carrying Trebs for that mission

[eliex]

I don't think that the Trebuchet is available in the mission unless via cheating.

[Droid803]

Actually, Rodo, I think the Trebuchet CAN destroy ships with the big damage flag on them. Any weapon that has the huge flag on it can do the final 10% of damage to a ship with the big damage flag.

I've looked at the table, won't having "Bomber+" AND "huge" stuff up the AI?

Yeah, it does.
Consequently, the AI decides never to fire Trebuchets at all.
Take them all for yourself.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I heard that somewhere before, Droid, which is why I no longer give Trebuchets to my wingmen.

[eliex]

Someone tried to fix that but then in some missions, e.g A Failure to Communicate, was rendered unable to be won.

[ssmit132]

"A Failure to Communicate" is a FS1/FSPort mission, and so would not have Trebuchets.

How so did it make the affected missions impossible, may I ask?

[terran_emperor]

If its the one where the Lucy takes out the B-Aquilae Installation, then I kinda rely on the Phoenix (which is the FS1 equivalent to the Treb) to take out fighters.
Its possible that messing with the Treb somehow screwed up the Phoenix data