[TrashMan]

The problem with ALL FS1 capships was that they had no point defense worthy of mentioning.

The few lasers they had were slow fireing AND slow moving. A totally retarted combination.
Heck, they even sucked at fighting eachother! Their main weapons were those terrible, slow, useless blobs.

I still can't figure out what the designers at [V] were smoking when they made them.


I played the FS1 campaign with modified weapon tables. Gave the capships better weapons all around. Anti-capital batteries that actually have some range and can do some damage. PHALANX type defensive turrets. You learned to fear the shivan capital ships even more than in FS2   

[William Wolfen]

And like I said, FSPort is considerably easier with the improved accuracy of missiles than the original.

last comment, but this i actually liked, as i rarely used missiles in FS1 due to not being able to hit anything  >_<

[Spoon]

And like I said, FSPort is considerably easier with the improved accuracy of missiles than the original.

last comment, but this i actually liked, as i rarely used missiles in FS1 due to not being able to hit anything  >_<

I rarely use missiles period unless a mission really calls for it

[Krelus]

And like I said, FSPort is considerably easier with the improved accuracy of missiles than the original.

last comment, but this i actually liked, as i rarely used missiles in FS1 due to not being able to hit anything  >_<

I rarely use missiles period unless a mission really calls for it

And then there's my approach, which is load up a Herc II with harpoons and tempests and just secondary the living hell out of everything that moves.

Very satisfying. Unfortunately it doesn't work in FS1 because the Furies are so stupidly big :/

[dANGER boy]

Yeah, I find myself using tempests .  Really good for cutting up slow-moving bombers.  My favorite though is either the Tornado (because they are so goddamn accurate) or the Trebuchet (because they have a range of 5k and can lay waste to turrets from a long distance)

[eliex]

I usually load up with a bank of Stilleto II's if enemy capital ships are present - with AAA beams down, you can really dogfight with leisure. In other cases, they are useful for just having fun. Disabling an enemy fighter at the end of the mission and coming back never grows old.

[High Max]

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[Droid803]

Yeah, I find myself using tempests .  Really good for cutting up slow-moving bombers.  My favorite though is either the Tornado (because they are so goddamn accurate) or the Trebuchet (because they have a range of 5k and can lay waste to turrets from a long distance)

Your spelling is very close to perfect. Oh, it is a double meaning that means you can't spell the word "a lot" either.

I also use Tempests a lot since they make short work of fighters and bombers. But I wouldn't give my wingmen them.

Uhm High Max, that smiley is a word replacement for people that write "a lot" as "a*lot" (one word). It's meant to be mildly insulting.
Just like "" for misspelling "turret" as "turre(n)t".

And yeah tempests are nice.

[dANGER boy]

hookt on fonix wurked 4 i 

And is it just me, but does anybody ever use the new synaptic bombs?

[eliex]

Synaptic bombs don't work out - mildly annoying at best, but better killing secondaries are favoured for me.

[Killer Whale]

Cyclops, stiletto IIs, tempests, harpoons, trebuchets, tornadoes, hornets in that order of preference

[Dilmah G]

Tornadoes (Hornets if there's a lack of Tornadoes), Harpoons and Tempests do pretty much everything.

[mxlm]

If it's not a trebuchet, I don't want it on my fighter.

[colecampbell666]

Harpoons, Trebs (unkillable better tracking Stillettos) and Tornadoes.

[William Wolfen]

If it's not a trebuchet, I don't want it on my fighter.

My thoughts exactly.

[Krelus]

Synaptic bombs don't work out - mildly annoying at best, but better killing secondaries are favoured for me.

The problem with a Synaptic/Piranha is it's like sniping with a shotgun - you won't hit much, and when you do hit, it's borderline inconsequential.

I always thought its cousin, the Infyrno had promise, given a few tweaks. Maybe a slow-lock aspect weapon that detonated about 150m from the target sprayed the cluster bomblets forwards in a cone. That there just might be capable of roasting an entire bomber wing... *dashes off to test*

[Rick James]

If it's not a trebuchet, I don't want it on my fighter.

My thoughts exactly.

About the only aspect-seeker that hits effectively.

[General Battuta]

If it's not a trebuchet, I don't want it on my fighter.

My thoughts exactly.

About the only aspect-seeker that hits effectively.

Have you ever fired a Harpoon?

[NGTM-1R]

The Tornado's more or less the wish-me-dead.

[dANGER boy]

Harpoons can only hit if the target is coming right at you or if you are behind it and they aren't turning too quick.  Tornadoes can hit just about anything, even a target that is flying towards you at a weird angle.  Trebuchets are also pretty good aspect-seekers.