Hmm it sounds strange but in the past I heard some rumors about someone that could loot in players on servers =D. I even thought that the rumor was posted more then a year ago on the TLR site(I still think it was a hoax).
The idea is great, but can it be made possible is another Q.......

theoretically, and I'm talking theoretically, you could do this by engaging the formation command, and then changing the formation location script to be inside the ship... i don't know if it would work, but it's worth a try.

JohnHawke
C-in-C Wing Commander-->Freelancer Project
E-mail: [email protected]
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In the Evolutions mod, when you fly a capital ship you can open the docking bay by jettisoning some cargo, and other ships can go there. But any slight movement of the capship causes all the "passanegers" to be catapulted in a rapid speed to some random directions.

like i said it's just my idea i have no idea on how to change the formation locayion script or make the ship model but if you need an idea on what for the ship model then MSN me at Phantom152@hotmail.

this may help

______TT_______TT__________TT_______
/---/--------------------------------------------- /
/__/----------___________-------------------- />
/-------TT---/----- ____TT/---------TT-------/>
/_________/-----/____________________/>
----- TT-----------------------TT---------------

Ship would pull into the small gap in hull and weps could be mounted inside the hull in case a rider tried to destroy the taxi from the inside. only other weps would be turrets (Marked as TT) 2 on each side, 2 on bottom, and 3 on top

(the ----- are to show distance so it looks right on forum, copy and paste and remove the dashes to get a better pic.)

Edited by - BlackHawk152 on 5/5/2005 7:54:56 PM

well... I think you could do it with one ship, but more than one would be difficult. Question... Do you want to use it as a base during the ride, or are you content to just watch yourself being shuttled around? Cause if it was a base mod, that would be next to impossible to do. (I say next to, because nothings impossible, it just takes a lot of time.)

JohnHawke
C-in-C Wing Commander-->Freelancer Project
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: here

well, for one, wouldnt any movement act as a collision and pretty much destroy both ships eventually? and for two, if the ship that someone's docked on is destroyed.....im guessing the server would have a stroke and die.

well... technically, you'd have to lock the controls while docked, which can be done I believe. However, it would take an aweful lot of scripting... If it's possible.. (which it probably is, might be hard though.)

JohnHawke
C-in-C Wing Commander-->Freelancer Project
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: here

Hmm,
also it would only be system-travel.
Because jumping cannot be done without formation. And once you leave out of the gate, you are automatically dispersed at some distance, and formation is broke.

I also think that the ships would go flying like mads on any move as ppl already pointed out. Only going near a BS can make you fly. In it it would be awful.

Formation could work, but I have no idea where player formation positions are decided. And then the ship would need of a huge haul, where the ships could never enter in contact, so they never bounce. But there is no SUR file for this yet.

So I think it *currently* isn't possible. AFAIK.

IIRC, player position when joining formation with each other and AI's is the formation named single_r in formaitons.ini if that helps