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Post Mon Sep 01, 2003 7:45 pm

Battleship blues!

How do i enter a trade lane with a battleship?

I looked throw the readme but nothing i remember ages ago something about pressing Z and you go 3000?

Post Mon Sep 01, 2003 9:50 pm

Ages ago. It was taken out due to abuse.

You have to maneuver around a LOT and have to be facing the TL dead on before it'll go in. Its one of the major drawbacks of using a battleship.

But the firepower makes up for it right?

RIght?

Post Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:04 pm

The RANGE, firepower, armor, and shields makes up for it. Considering BS have 2.5 k range it can kill any fighter before they get close enough to make a dent.

Also since BS shields absorb 90% damage from most weapons its very tough.

Reynen Starfyre
Project Leader: Starfyre Studios
Freelancer: The Next Generation

Post Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:01 am

I have a Libety BS is that good or should i get a rheinland?
or thoes other huge 1s which is best?

Luke

Post Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:38 am

At least in the latest TNG rhineland is the best

We who are about to die salute you!

Post Tue Sep 02, 2003 5:03 am

Personally I hate the rheinland BS and will be getting rid of it in 2.0. DOnt' worry thoght there will be PLENTY of new ships to fly and you will probably want to fly the WARSHIPS, which are bigger and tougher then battleships.

Reynen Starfyre
Project Leader: Starfyre Studios
Freelancer: The Next Generation

Post Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:57 pm

WARSHIPS, eh? can't wait to fly such a piece of terror...



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Post Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:37 pm

No please keep the rheinland!

Libety and rheinland are the best and there not crappy "Modern gothic" like Britonnia and Kusari!

Post Tue Sep 02, 2003 10:22 pm

Reynen, please dont remove the RH BS! I have a proposal regarding how you could balance it:
Why not just reduce the # of repair batts/bots it can hold? thus, a Rheinland Battleship player can dish it out and can take it too, but anything they DO take, means expensive and time consuming trips to repair at the nearest base.

even though, say, if an enemy destroys me I still could have done, prior to death, enuff dmg to cost em a long trip back to a base and a lot of money in repairs. I'd get the last laugh, ESPECIALLY if they commit suicide cuz they dont want to pay for repair expenses! MUhaAhhhhahahahaha!

Nothing more annoying than thinking ur about 2 toast a RH Battleship FINALLY, and then the other player uses nanos/batts last minute and ur weaker ship doesn't have enough of them to do anything about it.

perhaps you could make it so that the faster and weaker Battleships get MORE nanobots and batteries, and the slower and stronger Battleships get LESS! My proposed philosophy is that weaker ships can recover faster than bigger ones. Or rather, the bigger they are, the harder they fall (and the longer it takes for them to get back up with their nanos!)

This would be consistent with the good'ol FL house ship scheme:
- Liberty Navy puts emphasis on DEFENSE (ex: few rogues at manhattan)
- Kusari Navy puts emphasis on SPEED (ex: the Drake)
- The Order puts emphasis on STEALTH (ex: the Osiris & its cloak technology)***
- Rheinland Military puts emphasis on BRUTE STRENGTH (ex: the Valkyrie)

...I've noticed that making battleships slower doesnt seem to be enough of a counterbalance for making them stronger.

do _you_ think this idea could work?

Edited by - Gregstar2k on 02-09-2003 23:59:05

Post Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:50 am

Yes that will work out, and I am implementing stuff like that in 2.0 with ALL the races. It just takes some time to plan it out.

Reynen Starfyre
Project Leader: Starfyre Studios
Freelancer: The Next Generation

Post Sat Sep 06, 2003 5:27 am

Yeah, please don't delete the Rheinland BS!
It's my favorite ship...

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FOR RHEINLAND...!

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Post Sat Sep 06, 2003 9:34 am

RHEINLAND ALL THE WAY!!

I like the RH BS as well...hmmmm....

I think this scores a one hand decision that its kept!!

I'm your Helping Hand

Kendo_THM
X-Lancer Project Leader
TNG Public Liason

Post Sat Sep 20, 2003 6:46 am

NO DONT,
the RH BS is my most fav. ship in the game.
its big and green and badass looking, its sends the message of dont f**k with me to everyone around.
PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ LET IT STAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????

Post Wed Sep 24, 2003 1:25 pm

If you take out the RH BS, you must take out the KU BS, they are nearly the same size!!!

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