UPDATE:
BoH_Havoc just sent me a batch of Privateer 2 ships to test.
They are:
Drakkar
Freij Mk II
Danrik
Heretic
Icarus
Monolith
He said that the texture isn't very good, but I'll check it out.
He's also working on the Skecis Mk II, and some others.
I'll keep y'all informed.


Watch your 6!

P2 ships! Groovy! How do you plan to incorporate them into the Gemini Sector as they are somewhat separate universes? BTW, I think it would be perfectly all right to keep very small size commodity bays for the P2 ships. They were meant for fighter missions anyway.

Sir S

Sir Spectre:
Well...
If you get right down to it, most of the ships are from different universes.
After all, the Privateer 1 ships are from the Gemini Sector, and the Wing Commander ships are from various other Sectors.
The only thing they all have in common is that they're combat ships, and that they were released by Origin.

The Pirates are using 2 versions of the Talon in v2.4...
I'm planning on replacing 1 with the Heretic.
The Mercs are using the Centurion, Orion and Stiletto, but I think I can add the Icarus too.
The Drakkar, IMHO, would make a better escort than the Epee, so I may make that change, and have the Epee guard small installations.
The Danrik will go to Juni.
The Freij MkII will go to the Blood Dragons.
And, of course, the Monolith will replace the Large Transport.
If, and/or, when, we get the Skecis Mk II, it'll do split duty with the Hornet.
And the Shaman will split duty with the Gladius.
If you've downloaded v2.3, or v2.4, check out the NpcShips.ini's.
In both versions, I have ships replacing the Dagger (BW_Fighter) which is required for the mission where Hakkera rescues Trent.
In v2.3, I have the Broadsword, Crossbow, and other ships splitting duties with other ships.
It's quite simple, actually.

Watch your 6!

Edited by - warzog on 4/25/2004 3:51:41 PM

Not exactly, the WC's and Privateer 1 are not different Universes, just different sectors. They all follow the same fictional history and are interrelated by Confed and the Kilrathi. Sure, the ships are different, but as in any military they would have better air and sea ships ready for war whereas less sophisticated vehicles are more than adequate for use in their own country.

Privateer 2, is the anomoly, it has a completely different history. I remember reading the bios on the planets in that game. There was no mention of Earth, everyone evolved from Hades, then to Crius and Anhur and from there to the other major planets. It was a completely separate history.

It has to do with what I said before ... I heard they had a game called The Darkening and they also wanted a new Privateer. Instead of making 2 games, they attached the name to the one in development.

Sir S

I think somebody mentioned that tri system were once part of WC galaxcy. But they were cut of something about jumpoints failing or the unusual nature of tri systems. Example like in Freespace Earth was cut of when Lucifer blew up, cutting all wormhole travels to Earth off. The Talon that was there was an easter egg, but maybe it got there by one way jumphole.
Priv2 is beta FL most of the stuff was worked out in there and used in FL. Tradelanes, combat style, etc, etc. One thing though the cap ships of Priv2 should be able to use tradelanes of FL.

"history abhors a paradox"
"There’s a little going-away present, ’cause you’re going away — permanently!"
"Mess with the viper and you will get the fang"

Hey...thats great news guys =)
I like all the ships being made...and i have an unfinished model of a shaman (no texture) on my pc...can anyone texture it?