[Commander Zane]

Shockwave Generators aren't space shotguns, they're shockwave generators.

Proper lasers, you want invisible hitscan lasers?

[Spoon]

A very powerful anti-shield shockwave with a large radius.  Imagine a whole wing of Shivan bombers losing all their shields to one of these.

I tried a missile like that but the shockwave only damages one sector of the enemy shields. It doesn't hit all 4.

[stuart133]

Shockwave Generators aren't space shotguns, they're shockwave generators.

Proper lasers, you want invisible hitscan lasers?

No, thin beam weapons. Invisible would be masers. Geeky acronyms FTW

[NGTM-1R]

Proper space-based laser would be invisible.

[General Battuta]

Except to the target!

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I want a missile that seeks out and destroys people who make stupid "The Game" jokes.

Blow yourself up with it then, because I just lost The Game thanks to you.

Sooo, a space shotgun.    

What I would really like to see is proper lasers for fighters. That would be cool.

There are actually quite a few instances of shotgun weapons in some mods. The Reaper in PI is one example.

What kind of laser are you looking for? The kind mounted on INFR1's SB Vindhyachal or a Shivan Super Laser-like gun?

Or are you looking for a laser blade?

[stuart133]

Proper space-based laser would be invisible.

Yeah fair enough, with just a tiny dot reflected from the enemy ship. But seeing as FS is hardly all that realistic I think that coloured laser beams is not too much to ask for.

[Dragon]

I think you can explain it by the visible part being a hologram projected in order to make avoiding beams easier for friendly fighters.
"Avoid the beam and you won't get hit, pilot" would be much more difficult to execute (in fact nearly impsooible) if you couldn't see the beam.
That would also explain different colours of the beams, it's for distingushing enemy beams form friendly.
Also, beams cannot be projected on HUD, because EMP can screw it up and no one wants to fly into one just because of this.
Of course, that won't apply to fancy MVPs beams, but they're non-canon (though very cannon ) anyway.

As for space shotguns, they were mostly useless, not matter where I encouncerd them (except one place, where they were diverted from otherwise overpowered weapon, but you this mod is unreleased jet).

[Woolie Wool]

I want a missile that seeks out and destroys people who make stupid "The Game" jokes.

Blow yourself up with it then, because I just lost The Game thanks to you.

You're going to be the first target.

The Game: Worst bandwagon ever.

[gavilatius]

... black hole gun

[redsniper]

I want a drill.

[Thaeris]

I want a drill.

I want a giga-drill... breaker...

 

[NGTM-1R]

I want a giga-drill... breaker...

 

Don't. Explain. The. Joke.

[Commander Zane]

Explain it!

[headdie]

this has been mentioned in another thread but laser guided missile

a missile that constantly tries to fly along the line of your cross-hairs

[terran_emperor]

I'd like to see a grapple gun. Like the one from Colony Wars or the one that Starfuries use in B5

[headdie]

I'd like to see a grapple gun. Like the one from Colony Wars or the one that Starfuries use in B5

you ever watched the scene in Serenity when the government and the Reavers tangle with each other 

[terran_emperor]

I've not gotten round to watching Firefly/Serenity yet.

[Colonol Dekker]

you ever watched the scene in Serenity when the government and the Reavers tangle with each other 

That would make multi a whole lot more interesting.......and a lot more of us sick.

[Dragon]

... black hole gun

Steve'o did a Black Hole Bomb.
It's almost impossible to deploy in anything slower than a Mig 343 and works much like Black Shark missile from Descent 3.

Actually, I was talking about secondaries that act as ballistic primaries.

Steve'o's Stormfire is like that, he also designed a fighter mounted sniper rifle with two types of ammo and extremally long range.
Also, the Vulcan from Cardinal's Spear works in similar way, as it's the only way it could be done at the time of FS1.
And as mentioned earlier, Tempests and most of the other rapid fire DF missiles can be used that way, especially Hurricane from Inferno.