[Firartix]

Hey there.
I keep asking stupid questions about FS Gameplay on HLP's IRC Channel.
And well, i figured out maybe those answers might be usefull to someone.
Then... i'll write them here with their answer, and just hope it'll not be completely useless..
And by the way, if you notice anything here is wrong, tell me so i can correct it.


> Number of stupid questions/answers below: 16 <

[#1] Is it possible to make curved beams ?
> A  beam is just a straight line from it's firing point to it's target, then textured to get that funny L4Z0R effect.
> However, the FS1 Lucifer used some kind of projectile. And since guided lasers are possible....

[#16] Can you just put any primary weapon as a turret ?
> Of course, that's why there are so many Subach turrets i guess.
> This means you can also get the capital ships' weapons on fighters through cheating.

[#11] Why are the damned lasers traveling that slow ? I though it was light !
> It's just a game! And it would probably have been much harder to play with realistic stuff like that..
> Keep in mind you shouldn't be able to see the lasers too.

[#2] What are Subspace Missiles / SSM ?
> As far as i know, those are missiles entering subspace, then exiting closer to it's target.
> There is an example of such missiles in the Shivans! mini-mod.

[#12] Okay, but what about that targeting laser thing ?
> As explained on the wiki, the targeting laser is a different weapon  that seems to use the
> Subspace Missiles system, but by firing the laser on it rather than an aspect missile (like the Tactical missile of the Shivans! mod)
> This just means after firing the laser, a bomb will exit subspace and hit it. However, it don't seem to be working without tabling.

[#3] Why can't i shoot down or collide with bombs from behind ?
> If i remember correctly, someone told me once collisions with bombs from behind are buggued.

[#4] I want subspace afterburners !
> That ship have some : AF Charlatan. It can achieve 10k m/s on afterburners.

[#13] Uh? How come my ship sometime gets to a higer top speed than usual, using afterburners?
> The ship's speed seems to be able to go over the maximum value when using afterburners while
> moving at same time. However, it also seems more likely to lose time from making a such arc than accelerating.

[#5] Can you fly capital ships ?
> It is possible, but there aren't usually used as player ship.
> Dragon found a retail FS2 mission where you can fly a Fenris, here

[#14] Can you fly inside capital ships ?
> The fighter bay on some big ships are large enough to fly inside the capital ships.
> The PVI Egyptos (better known as Karnak) has destructible doors and huge corridors to it's reactor chambers.

[#6] What's overclocking ?
> Overclocking is increasing the energy given to weapons, engines or shields.
> The max overclocked speed of a ship is it's speed when all power is diverted to engines.

[#7] I noticed a "Capture my target" order on the GTT Argo. What does it do ?
> Actually, it don't captures the target, but simply docks with it. Things would probably be way too easy otherwise..

[#8] I don't know what campaign to play ! Can you give me a small list of some cool ones ?
> There's a cool list on the wiki here.
> If you don't know which ones to play... try... let's say, Derelict, Blue planet, Sync, Ancient Shivan War... after those, i guess, pick one of list randomly, they're all cool :°

[#15] How can Derelict's fighters carry 4 of these huuuuge terran nav buoys at same time ?
> Err.. All information regarding this subject is classified level Omega. *runs away and escape*

[#9] Huh? What the hell are JAD and Deus Ex Machina ?
> JAD stands for Just Another Day. It's a set of 3 funny campaigns.
> Same goes for Deus Ex Machina. If you get time, be sure to try them out !

[#10] Man, that JAD stuff is damn cool ! I want more !
> Me too. Axem made a special Christmas mission, but i asked him several (or more?)
> times and he don't seem to plan making more at the moment.... HEY WT--
== Segmentation fault

[headdie]

Hey there.
I keep asking stupid questions about FS Gameplay on HLP's IRC Channel.
And well, i figured out maybe those answers might be usefull to someone.
Then... i'll write them here with their answer, and just hope it'll not be completely useless..
And by the way, if you notice anything here is wrong, tell me so i can correct it.



[#1] Is it possible to make curved beams ?
> No, a beam is just a straight line from it's firing point to it's target, then textured to get that funny L4Z0R effect.

[#11] Why are the damned lasers traveling that slow ? I though it was light !
> It's just a game! And it would probably have been much harder to play with realistic stuff like that..

[#2] What are Subspace Missiles / SSM ?
> As far as i know, those are missiles entering subspace, then exiting closer to it's target.
> There is an example of such missiles in the Shivans! mini-mod.

[#3] Why can't i shoot down or collide with bombs from behind ?
> If i remember correctly, someone told me once collisions with bombs from behind are buggued

[#4] I want subspace afterburners !
> Huh. That ship have some : AF Charlatan. It can achieve 10k m/s on afterburners.

[#5] Can you fly capital ships ?
> If i remember correctly, yeah. However, i can't give you any example of mod with those e_e

[#6] What's overclocking ?
> Overclocking is increasing the energy given to weapons, engines or shields.
> The max overclocked speed of a ship is it's speed when all power is diverted to engines.

[#7] I noticed a "Capture my target" order on the GTT Argo. What does it do ?
> Actually, it don't captures the target, but simply docks with it. Things would probably be way too easy otherwise..

[#8] I don't know what campaign to play ! Can you give me a small list of some cool ones ?
> There's a cool list on the wiki here.
> If you don't know which ones to play... try... let's say, Derelict, Blue planet, Sync, Ancient Shivan War... then i guess, pick one randomly, they're all cool :°

[#9] Huh? What the hell are JAD and Deus Ex ?
> JAD stands for Just Another Day. It's a set of 3 funny campaigns.
> Same goes for Deus Ex Machina. If you get time, be sure to try them out !

[#10] Man, that JAD stuff is damn cool ! I want more !
> Me too. Axem made a special Christmas mission, but i asked him several (or more?)
> times and he don't seem to plan making more at the moment.... HEY WT--
== Segmentation fault

[#1] as stated in the IRC chat and im not sure about demand for it, FS1 used a modified missile for the Lucifer beams that could probably be modified if you want to create a mod with this effect.

[#11] because it looks cool, also remember that you cant see a laser anyway unless its refracted by particles so both that ans the speed comes down to artistic/game play license

[#2] as stated in the IRC chat though i don't believe it was confirmed by speculation is that it was to be used in conjunction with either targeting laser or TAG C mounted on the player's fighter  to bring about a torpedo strike against a major capship via subspace instead of from a fighter/bomber

[#3] dont know myself but knowing the reputation of the FS code the IRC explanation is probably spot on

[#4] not sure i know what you mean, there is an afterburner system in play.  the AF Charlatan just uses afterburners with wild settings

[#5] as stated in IRC chat its possible but to my knowledge there is no current implementation though there are 1 or 2 mods being developed i believe they are hitting problems with things like weapons control and general playability

[#6] as stated in IRC

[#7] I have never spotted that one so i presume it is as stated in IRC

[#8] The hot ones are the one's you have listed as you say pick one at random.

9-10 as stated in IRC

to be honest the guys that pipe up in the IRC channel tend to be the guys that are in the know here as well

[Jeff Vader]

[#9] Huh? What the hell are JAD and Deus Ex ?
> JAD stands for Just Another Day. It's a set of 3 funny campaigns.

Deus Ex (abbreviated DX and pronounced /ˌdeɪəsˈɛks/, day-us-eks) is a cyberpunk-themed action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive in the year 2000, which combines gameplay elements of first-person shooters with those of role playing games.

[Scotty]

It's also a campaign, in case you forgot.

[The E]

No, that's Deus Ex Machina. Different thing 

[Firartix]

Yeah well, i corrected the mistake e_e
Anyway, thanks for your replies !
I'll keep adding more stupid questions here <.<

[Dragon]

You can find a capship flying mission here: http://freespacemods.net/download.php?view.524
That's a very obscure, retail campaign that doesn't really deserve it's fate, as it's quite good.
And it has Fenris flying single mission.

[headdie]

You can find a capship flying mission here: http://freespacemods.net/download.php?view.524
That's a very obscure, retail campaign that doesn't really deserve it's fate, as it's quite good.
And it has Fenris flying single mission.

thanks for that downloaded it now and going to give it a try