My clan is looking at possibly supporting First Strike. We are a space sim club, our primary games being XvT and XWA. I'd just like to get a bit more information about the game and server setup, so if someone with server experience and possibly one of the dev's could help I'd really appreciate it!

Can servers be setup to play timed rounds? Eg, ten minutes per round, or do maps only end when objectives complete?

Is the server download file the only thing we need to start our own club server?

Do we have to rent a BF2142 server, or can we simply create our own as it is not ranked?

if I were to use the 'create a server' option in game, will that give me all server options to play with, or are they only held in the 'server download' file?

Is it possible to limit numbers of crafts, or would we need to create our own map for that? eg, have only X-Wings and Tie Fighters.

How difficult is it to create/modify the space maps? This is related to above, if it's feasible we may have a 'mod' team who would specialise in creating basic space maps for club events.

I think that covers the basics for now, but I may pop up now and again to clarify a few other points. I seem to have been tasked with getting all this info as I'm one of the few in the club who has actually tried the game. They all went "WoW!" when I showed them some of the YouTube vids though. Great work guys and keep it up! Looking forward to the next release!

Bite my shiny metal Tie Fighter!