Freelancer question (plot related - spoilers)

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2004-12-02 02:46pm

Ace Pace wrote:More like it would take alot of power to shield a big cap ship (SoD), but that dosn't excuse their lack of weapons.

Lack of weapons? I went pirate once and the Missouri blasted the crap out of me.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-12-02 02:50pm

As would any fighter a couple levels above yours. When you hit battleships during the story, they're minorly threatening unless present in enormous numbers, and very non-durable. When you run into them non-story, they're weaker'n sandpaper (especially if it's after you finish the story) but indestructible. Annoying.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-12-02 02:52pm

White Haven wrote:As would any fighter a couple levels above yours. When you hit battleships during the story, they're minorly threatening unless present in enormous numbers, and very non-durable. When you run into them non-story, they're weaker'n sandpaper (especially if it's after you finish the story) but indestructible. Annoying.

Thats what Freespace got right, unlike most space sims, Cap Ships are demons, to be feared, not used.

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2004-12-02 02:52pm

Ah, well. One can overlook these things when you consider the game as a whole. Or an online dogfight that spilled into the neutron star system.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-12-02 03:07pm

Antifighter beams... *whimpers at the memory*

Getting clipped by the beam cannon of the Ravana... *whiiines*

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-12-02 03:10pm

White Haven wrote:Antifighter beams... *whimpers at the memory*

Getting clipped by the beam cannon of the Ravana... *whiiines*

Getting clipped by the Sathanas main cannon?

GeneralTacticus · Post by **GeneralTacticus** » 2004-12-02 07:37pm

Getting splattered across the front of a Sathanas as it went into subspace?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-12-03 12:21am

GeneralTacticus wrote:Getting splattered across the front of a Sathanas as it went into subspace?

DIVE! DIVE! DIVE! Hit your burners pilot!

we need a gaming FUQ section.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-12-03 12:51am

Minsc would soooo dominate that.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-12-03 02:14am

As for the cap ships being unshielded...I have no clue. They were in StarLancer, so maybe it's to balance the game.

Starlancer also had common place fighter cloaking devices. But in Freelancer they were an incredible new technology. So it seems a lot of technology was lost during the exodus to Sirius,

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-12-03 03:09am

The Shadow wrote:
As for the cap ships being unshielded...I have no clue. They were in StarLancer, so maybe it's to balance the game.
Starlancer also had common place fighter cloaking devices. But in Freelancer they were an incredible new technology. So it seems a lot of technology was lost during the exodus to Sirius,

I tought only the coalition forces had cloaking?

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-12-03 06:32am

wautd wrote:
The Shadow wrote:
As for the cap ships being unshielded...I have no clue. They were in StarLancer, so maybe it's to balance the game.
Starlancer also had common place fighter cloaking devices. But in Freelancer they were an incredible new technology. So it seems a lot of technology was lost during the exodus to Sirius,
I tought only the coalition forces had cloaking?

Alliance also had cloaking technology. The Shroud stealth fighter which becomes available later in the game is equipped with a cloaking device. Also Hades torpedo bombers have cloaking devices.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-12-03 06:58am

The Shadow wrote:
wautd wrote:
The Shadow wrote: Starlancer also had common place fighter cloaking devices. But in Freelancer they were an incredible new technology. So it seems a lot of technology was lost during the exodus to Sirius,
I tought only the coalition forces had cloaking?
Alliance also had cloaking technology. The Shroud stealth fighter which becomes available later in the game is equipped with a cloaking device. Also Hades torpedo bombers have cloaking devices.

well, I guess i'll find it out again soon. Installed it and finally get it to work. I remember the hades again tough so you were right.

Temjin · Post by **Temjin** » 2004-12-03 01:28pm

The Shadow wrote:Also Hades torpedo bombers have cloaking devices.

Which they never used.

Gamma: Hey, where's our fighter cover.

Me: Why don't you just cloak dumbass?

Gamma: What!?!? You mean actually do work? No! Now get over here and destroy these fighters!

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-12-03 03:00pm

'The dreaded G-Man!'
'Someone say our name?'

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2004-12-03 03:02pm

Ace Pace wrote:we need a gaming FUQ section.

That is an excellent idea. I would quickly flood it with Sgt Johnson quotes, though.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-12-03 03:27pm

Losonti Tokash wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:we need a gaming FUQ section.
That is an excellent idea. I would quickly flood it with Sgt Johnson quotes, though.

I would fill it with Alpha 2.

GeneralTacticus · Post by **GeneralTacticus** » 2004-12-03 05:21pm

I think we'd need to put in separate sections for Johnson and the Grunts.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-12-04 05:13am

Temjin wrote:
The Shadow wrote:Also Hades torpedo bombers have cloaking devices.
Which they never used.

Gamma: Hey, where's our fighter cover.

Me: Why don't you just cloak dumbass?

Gamma: What!?!? You mean actually do work? No! Now get over here and destroy these fighters!

Well Gamma did cloak in the finalt mission.

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2004-12-04 11:18am

The Shadow wrote:Well Gamma did cloak in the finalt mission.

They were also promptly wasted and the torpedoes they did launch didn't do jack. Lazy bastards.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-12-05 03:37am

My guess is the Alliance did not originaly have cloaking devices. The Alliance cloak was developed it in response to the Basilisk. I think the Alliance being new in the cloak technology field failed to properly cloak a big bomber like the Hades.

White Haven · Post by **White Haven** » 2004-12-05 06:05pm

Starlancer, while not the hottest of games, had some AWESOME CG sequences, and by FAR one of the best capital-ship-destruction effects I've seen in a long time. The plot, sadly, was a long string of Deus Ex Machinas.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-12-06 07:26am

Dont forget some of the best looking space fighters ever, the Saber with a redstar painted with it looks awesome.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-12-06 07:37am

I just liked the good old NATO vs commies in space

Losonti Tokash · Post by **Losonti Tokash** » 2004-12-06 08:23am

And, of course, everyone dies after the colony ships leave when the Nomads show up and make the Sun go nova.