thruster particles and star rotation

[clomaka]

Two (possibly noob) questions:

1-Is it possible to have the thrusters emit particles while battling? I think it would be cool to see exhaust trails, and it would indicate how fast the craft is moving. Of course, this would probably mean having to adjust the thrusters on *all* the ships...

2-Is it possible to stop the stars on the main navigation page from moving. Like if someone wanted to do a 1400's mod with pirates, the British, Spanish, etc exploring islands in an uncharted sea. The stars would be islands, but they would look a little weird spinning in the water

[mantari]

I'd love to see thruster particles. But I don't think the hooks are actually in the code to turn on/off graphics as the engines are being used (versus full stop).