First Strike Forums — The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (PhantomZero) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:28:39 +0000

There are several Bulk Freighters and are just transport ships like the Gallofree.
From Wookiepedia www.starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Freighter

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (FSDev| Woodrow) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:14:20 +0000

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BFF-1_bulk_freighter Would be a better link

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (Vreki) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:06:14 +0000

Shadowfax wrote:

1. What type of ship is the Bulk Freighter?
I know the Gallofree transport (thanks to Wikipedia screenshot), what is this Bulk Freighter? The "Game Features" mentions Mon Calamari Space Cruiser, Nebulon-B Frigate, Corellian Corvette, so I assume it's one of those...

Cruiser, Corvette, Frigate, Destroyer etc. are all classes of military ships.
Calling them "Bulk Freighter" would probably get you punched in the face by their crew

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/BFF-1_bulk_freighter

Edited to insert better link

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (Shadowfax) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:58:52 +0000

HagenSaubauch wrote:

about the cruisers pilots and their shields:
FSDev| Woodrow wrote:
1 second per shot, for a total of 30 seconds per side. Fire is top side while altfire is bottom. Shields are not fully invulnerable, but do make you a lot tougher. That said heavy fire can occasionally get through regardless, especially from the heavy guns. (using shields against them usually buys you about 2 volleys if you had full healthe. But that's not enough to stop em killing you though if they lock on early enough)

Thank you, thank you! That's just the info I needed, this'll help me survive a bit longer now.

Jimwalker-NL wrote:

The Gallofree transport and the bulk freighter have no weapons in the pilot seat... all the other rebel ships should have lasers that can be fired.

Two last questions then...

1. What type of ship is the Bulk Freighter?
I know the Gallofree transport (thanks to Wikipedia screenshot), what is this Bulk Freighter? The "Game Features" mentions Mon Calamari Space Cruiser, Nebulon-B Frigate, Corellian Corvette, so I assume it's one of those...

2. What cruisers do get lasers?
It seems that all the empire cruisers and destroyers get turbolasers, what of rebels... everything except Gallofree and the unidentified Bulk Freighter?

In regards to your huge red laser, that might have been the ion cannon on hoth that fires on set occasions. If you are on the same trajectory it can appear to come from your cannon.

Hahaha-- that would explain why a giant red laser struck me through the side later on (I was near the destroyer), thought it was some noob on another cruiser firing on me.

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (HagenSaubauch) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:39:40 +0000

about the cruisers pilots and their shields:

FSDev| Woodrow wrote:

1 second per shot, for a total of 30 seconds per side. Fire is top side while altfire is bottom. Shields are not fully invulnerable, but do make you a lot tougher. That said heavy fire can occasionally get through regardless, especially from the heavy guns. (using shields against them usually buys you about 2 volleys if you had full healthe. But that's not enough to stop em killing you though if they lock on early enough)

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:09:59 +0000

There is a slight problem with that, seeing the laserbanks are at the front of the ship and the
cockpit at the back. It does indeed need a bit of practice to aim it correctly.

I don't know if it's possible to create a fixed crosshair for that. I'll ask around.

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (Vreki) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:54:27 +0000

Jimwalker-NL wrote:

All the other rebel ships should have lasers that can be fired.

About that, I was unable to aim the lasers on the frigate, they seemed to work more like an extended ram.
Is that intended? Because then it would be nice with a fixed crosshair showing where they will hit.
And maybe increasing the turning speed of the frigate a bit, because currently it feels like it can manage at the most one complete turn each round

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:28:14 +0000

When you say Rebel cruisers, what type are you referring to?

The Gallofree transport and the bulk freighter have no weapons in the pilot seat. You will need people manning your turrets to help out.

You do have shields which you can activate by pressing left mouse and right mouse button.

All the other rebel ships should have lasers that can be fired.

In regards to your huge red laser, that might have been the ion cannon on hoth that fires on set occasions. If you are on the same trajectory it can appear to come from your cannon.

Re: The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (Bones) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:26:08 +0000

The Pilot operated "weapons" on the cruiser ,as far as I know ,are shields that you can use if you are under sustained fire..and not actually weapons, although there is no indication they do anything at all apart from make a sound effect when operated..

The Cruiser Pilots and their Guns

null@example.com (Shadowfax) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:36:26 +0000

Perhaps this has asked before, but running a search didn't help...

But what are the weapons on the Rebel Cruisers, the ones that the pilot can use? I see they have left-click weapons and right-click weapons, but nothing appears on the screen when clicking!

There was one exception... one time a HUGE red laser shot from my barrel, it was awesome. And every since then I just shoot invisibility.

I am sure some weaponry is firing, because I have destroyed fighters from the pilot's seat. And I am guess the "invisible" weapon thing is a bug, but I'd appreciate knowing what the weapon actually do.

Thanks in advanced.
Shadowfax