[Kolgena]

The Imhotep is not seen anywhere else in FS2. Not even the techroom. It could be a head-scratcher if a new person wonders what it is.

[MatthTheGeek]

Irrelevant. The builder ships seen in the Colossus cutscene aren't featured in the game and don't appear in the tech room, and noone complains about it.

MjnMixael: would it require too much work/time from you to make two different versions of the ANI ? Cause although I'm on the Imhotep side, I understand the concern of those on the other side.

[Solatar]

There are really two questions at work here, so let's be careful not oversimplify or merge them together.

1) Would it be appropriate to replace the Faustus with a Vasudan ship?

2) Would it be appropriate to replace the Faustus with a non-canon ship?

I'm alright replacing it with a Vasudan ship (thinking a Setekh), but I'm as of yet undecided as to whether I think it's appropriate to replace it with a non-canon Vasudan ship.

[Qent]

Hmm, Rodo's right.

* Qent changes vote to "No."

But I really really want a version with the Imhotep. For... the Super Upgrade Project or something.

How the heck does one change a vote?

Also my opinion is such that my answers to Solatar's questions will always be the same as each other.

[General Battuta]

Can't on this poll. But I believe Qent and I switching for 'no' puts the nos ahead.

[Qent]

This seems similar in some respects to the Vasuda Prime cutscene. That is quite awesome, but it has some elements that have confusingly been cited as canon.

[mjn.mixael]

It's close enough so far that I'm nearly convinced to leave it as is.

[General Battuta]

Nos are winning, 11-12.

[Angelus]

i think it'd improve the scenerie, so replace one Science with a Imhotep.

voted: YES

[peterv]

Stick with the retail. Mods can change the game to make it more interesting but FSU should be more conservative. It's a matter of respect.

[ssmit132]

Voted no. Fair enough if the Imhotep was a ship from retail, but since it isn't, I don't think it's a good idea.

[Shivan Hunter]

Voted yes.

From a purely stylistic viewpoint, one Faustus/one Imhotep looks more interesting than two Faustuses.

Also, it would be more representative of Terran/Vasudan collaboration, which is actually supposed to be happening around the time of FS2.

Thirdly, if the Imhotep is non-canon then we have NO canon Zod science cruiser, and... well, they kinda need one. Might as well make the unofficial one the official one. We can't replace canon but we can make improvements on it- that's what the FSU is for.

[Titan]

How about FSU:WCITMIB?
Freespace Upgrade Project: We changed it to make it better.

[Kolgena]

FSU is supposed to upgrade, not reimagine things.

[Droid803]

I feel artistic license is warranted here, like on the Hatshepsut.

[Kolgena]

How is this comparable? The Hatshepsut got a pretty big makeover, but it was still a canon destroyer with the same guns. Everything about it is still canon. It's not like we took a new model, plunked it in, and called it a Hatchepsut.

[Droid803]

How is it not? The Hatshepsut has bits that aren't even on the original, like the exposed reactor on the back.
The CBani will get a pretty big makeover, but its still a CBani about science cruisers scanning the Knossos, its not like we designed a totally new CBani and stuck it in, and called it the same, we're just changing how something looks on it.

[General Battuta]

We're putting a non-canon ship into canon material. That's the first time that's ever been done.


We do not want to have to start a list of 'material that's in canon sources that you shouldn't take as canon'. That would be dumb.

[Droid803]

I hate using (and people using) "don't want to set a precedent" as a reason not to do something, because its cowardly. :<

[General Battuta]

I hate using (and people using) "don't want to set a precedent" as a reason not to do something, because its cowardly. :<

I hate people who use random words and phrases like 'it is cowardly' to make arguments because it is loathsome LOATHSOME