[Axem]

This month's theme is: GIANT BEAMS. Show me large beams that made FreeSpace so FRICKING AMAZING AND BETTER THAN EVERY OTHER SPACE SIM IN THIS SPACE-TIME UNIVERSE unique when it was released. And I want to see good quality beams, not just a good quantity of beams!

Be sure to check out the Screencap Script to take great pictures! And I don't want to see any hud in the pictures! NONE!

EDIT: Rules to be perfectly clear:
No HUD. No Photoshop. Max 3 entries per person. Final Destination.

[Lorric]

Show me large beams that made FreeSpace so unique when it was released.

Unique you say? Colony Wars had beams first 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsutZrc7-2o#t=3m00s

[Axem]

Well I guess that means this month's contest has been based on a lie so I must close it.

Thanks for playing everyone!

[An4ximandros]

 You can always come up with another idea, such as showcasing stations *excluding the Arcadia*

[Axem]

I have edited the original statement with one that should be less controversial. The original topic stands!

[Lorric]

Well I guess that means this month's contest has been based on a lie so I must close it.

Thanks for playing everyone!

 

I have edited the original statement with one that should be less controversial. The original topic stands!

 

"FRICKING AMAZING AND BETTER THAN EVERY OTHER SPACE SIM IN THIS SPACE-TIME UNIVERSE"

Overcompensating? 

Still, Freespace 2, even in just retail, is the best such game I've played. Though I have only played Freespace 2 as a PC game, though G-Police did get a PC release, I played it on the PS1.

[Mebber]

Well, some short questions - how do i actually disable the HUD ingame, and is additional image editing allowed?

[MatthTheGeek]

how do i actually disable the HUD ingame

There is a keybind for that that you can find in your ingame controls. I believe it defaults to Shift+O or something.

[Axem]

Yes, it should be Shift-O that toggles the hud.

And no image editing (unless you need to resize or crop it). We want these cool pictures to showcase what the engine can do, not just what we can photoshop.

[Lorric]

Can you enter more than one screenshot?

[Axem]

Max 3 entries per person.

[Lorric]

Max 3 entries per person.

Hmmm. Okay, thanks! 

[Mebber]

And no image editing (unless you need to resize or crop it). We want these cool pictures to showcase what the engine can do, not just what we can photoshop.

I suck at photoshop, so it wouldn't make a difference anyway. Just asked because some pics from previous contests just look so... completely awesome - with sun effects and the like my jaw dropped.

Anyway, i'll begin with a Deimos getting beam-sliced :

[Belisarius]

No matter what I try, the outcome is written in my destiny. And destiny can't be bypassed.

[Lorric]

You could surrender, Belisarius

Keep looking, Belisarius. If the Hawkwood can take out the Colossus...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpw9IeV0lj8

 

[FreeSpaceFreak]

Hmm, let me just sneakily recup this screenie I took a long time ago for a different purpose

[An4ximandros]

 That beam is made of condensed tears and judgement. It is also powered by win. Gibe lienk, pleaze.

 Amazing picture.

[FreeSpaceFreak]

That beam is made of condensed tears and judgement. It is also powered by win. Gibe lienk, pleaze.

The beam as pictured was designed by Droid803, and can be found in his Tides of Darkness mod. In ASW2, you can find an upgraded version with - IIRC - improved turretglow and impact effects by ShadowWolf1991. Glad you like it

[X3N0-Life-Form]

DEM BEAMZ !!! Most bend time and space !!! With pretty colors !!!

So, last month I decided to put every single beam type present in one of my mods and have them fire at something. Not pictured here: recharging LRed, BFRed and a few other minor beams:


Didn't really have a truly 'Giant' beam though. Fun fact: black beams are DANGEROUS on regular starfields:



And now, using the PUNY, INSIGNIFICANT befriendinator beta-tester beam, the MIGHTY Shivans (of doom) decided to make the bestest beam ever. So much the bestest that they in fact decided to change their trademark red color scheme to a more appropriate one (note: pink Shivans are actually kinda cute ). BEHOLD, the BFFRed, ULTRA-MEGA-BEAM of Forever Friendship of Hope! (note: do NOT call it a "BFFPink"):


Now if I could just get that screencam script working ...

[Black Wolf]

That poor Comet.