docking escorts

Deathstalker · #1 May 1st, 2001, 06:41 PM

This sounds like the role Drones will fill when they are finally implimented.

Hopefully in a patch or two....

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rdouglass · #2 May 1st, 2001, 09:25 PM

Might be a good idea for the 'Pirates and Nomads' (see other Posts). Although, I wouldn't have the first idea as to how to make it work......

DirectorTsaarx · #3 May 1st, 2001, 10:39 PM

This also sounds like the Andromedans from Star Fleet Battles. And one of the Starfire expansion packs had a similar concept as well.

You could even expand this to use "Fast Patrol" boats (PFs) and PF Tenders as an interim step. PFs in Star Fleet Battles were between fighters and escorts, and needed to be "carried" (actually attached via mech-links) to larger ships, which then deployed them for battle. For SEIV, PFs should be able to operate like fighters, (no warp capability, etc.) only with more supply storage and "medium" weapons (again, somewhere between "small" weapons and ship weapons). Of course, PF's are something that could possibly be modded in (except that I'm not certain they should be susceptible to Point-Defense).

Marty Ward · #4 May 1st, 2001, 10:51 PM

Maybe you could create a hull and give it the "Launched from ship" line in the vehicle file and then create a launcher. You probably couldn't prevent the launcher from being used for fighters but you may be able to launch your ship.

Mark Walton · #5 May 1st, 2001, 11:50 PM

Can you give "Launched from Ship" to a ship? I suppose I could try. If you can, then how do you specify that they can be launched? I thought "Launch/Recover Fighters" etc was hard coded
There doesn't seem to be an ability to allow drones to be launched

So, you would probably have to make them Satellites, or Mines, and use that lauch ability... worth a try I suppose

Devnullicus · #6 May 2nd, 2001, 12:17 AM

I think the Pirates & Nomads Mod already does this, though currently you have to take a racial tech to get it. But he's also added a lot of fighter tech to make the "big" fighters more like ships. You should check it out -- you'll be pleasantly surprised at how good this mod is.

Will · #7 May 2nd, 2001, 02:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Deathstalker:
This sounds like the role Drones will fill when they are finally implimented.

Hopefully in a patch or two....

Actually, the drone description says that they will be launched from a planet, can't be recovered, head to a target, and then they die (I think they're basically big missiles that ram into a planet and go boom). At least that's what it was when MM was saying stuff about drones way back when...