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My Sabre handles better then an Eagle!!!

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Post Sun Apr 27, 2003 6:28 pm



1) Vancolver modding your ship is kinda lame it rakes the fun out of the game
2) There is drag in space ever heard of the theoretical "dark matter"
3) Drag may also include the turning whil you are goin at 300 cruise speed
4) For the sake of balance I get your point but really it wouldn't have been as much fun getting your Titan on manhattin now would it?
5) I don't think those situations would ever happen and I agree with the other 2 it was needed for balancing SP though not as effective in MP



1. Nope. I merely make it agile. I didn't make it invincible or whatsoever. Its like a combination of the good qualities of the existing Eagle and Sabre if you want.

2. & 3. Are you talking about physics? I hate it when ppl talk about physics as if they know a lot, which obviously they aren't. Please, I am a physics major!

Do you even know what is dark matter? Its the mass or "energy" in the Universe that does not emit radiation. They account for a large proportion of mass in the Universe. And they can be planets, asteriods, gases and anything that we cannot directly observe. The reason that they are important because they can contribute to the critical density of the universe. If this critical density exceed a certain value, the universe will end up in a collapse, they call it Big Crunch.

I don't see what is it gotta do with drag. Drag exists when something faces resistance through a medium and is denoted by a drag coefficient. This coefficient is based on the medium of travel and the dimension as well as surface of the object. For vacuum, drag is always zero.

4. Please. I have already completed the game and gotten sick of all the 3 VHFs. I have been to most bases and systems (i dare not say all), but I find that a limit has been reached whereby I cannot obtain any reasonable enjoyment from the game without modding it. Furthermore, the process of modding is actually more fun then playing the game. As least for me. : )

5. Ya. That I agree.

I am sorry if I get a bit too defensive here....but as I said....


Edited by - Vancolver on 27-04-2003 19:30:27

Post Sun Apr 27, 2003 6:48 pm

Just managed to get a shot of my new ship. Feel free to comment!

http://www.geocities.com/forgotten_gall ... market.jpg


Edited by - Vancolver on 27-04-2003 19:54:06

Post Sun Apr 27, 2003 7:27 pm

Excalibur? 15000 armor? 8 guns? and you claim you are trying to "Balance" the game... looks more like you are trying to invent a super weapon. Quit ****ing with that and go through every ship in the game and make them all equivalent with each other, with minor differences, like the amount of guns they can equip. This would be more realistic in my opinion...

Post Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:59 pm

OMG, the Sabre/Eagle Arguement is OVER.

Their both good for some things and bad for others...

And if your a looks person you dont get the Sabre because it looks like a bad science fiction movie ship.

Post Mon Apr 28, 2003 3:06 am

Are you the one playing for him? No? Then shut up and let him do what he wants. It's his copy after all, not yours.

Post Mon Apr 28, 2003 5:17 am

The guns are not modded by me. Its in the rebalance mod. All VHF have 8 guns now. Even light fighters have 6 guns, but of course it is not shown here. Some guns are already in the game when it is published. For some reason or another DA decides to leave them out.

And you should know that I am improving all the ships, not just making a super weapon. A Defender or a Crusader can now go toe to toe with an Eagle. What I am trying to do is to make the NPC ships all fight like the player. They should have all their guns activated (like 6 guns for VHF) and full shield regeneration rate. If you think about it, the enemies are much much tougher then they were. Imagine surrounded by 10 defenders with 6 class 9 weapons shooting incessantly at you. Your shield and armour peels like nobody's business. Comparatively, the little tweak on the Sabre is really nothing.

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