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Dockable Battleships - Black Widow - 06-03-2009
On the Vanilla Server 24/7 Freelancer Universe they ran a Server side Mod, which gave access to Vanilla Capships etc, but was optional so you didnt need it in order to play. For those who had battleships there was an option that allowed fighters to Dock with Player battleships, Although once docked they could not buy anything. but they could remain docked in the battleship til either they Undocked or the Battleship Logged out / Died in which case the docked fighters would respawn at the last base they docked in before the Capital Ship..
I think this kinda option would be great for RP as it would allow a capital ship to launch real players into Space, to enter a battle ETC also the Coding for it, was tweaked to run with FL Hook!
Dockable Battleships - schlurbi - 06-03-2009
There is a Mod which makes that pretty good.
called Flak88
you just click the ship and type /dock Then you are docked, you are able to buy Bots and Bats and repair your ship.
Dockable Battleships - Black Widow - 06-03-2009
' Wrote:There is a Mod which makes that pretty good.
called Flak88
you just click the ship and type /dock Then you are docked, you are able to buy Bots and Bats and repair your ship.
Im talking about dockin in other Players Capital Ships, effectively a Mobile Spawn point we should have it here
Dockable Battleships - TameImpala - 06-03-2009
Would give point to carriers and awesome events
Dockable Battleships - Zero755 - 06-03-2009
This idea has been shot down the previous 100 times it came up. It raises too many issues.
Dockable Battleships - Linkus - 06-03-2009
Actually Zero, it's the opposite.
The idea has been put forward 100s of times but never given an Official comment.
It does work without issues. Many in the threads posted the age old things about the ship moving or docking etc, those are all solved.
There are no issues with it. There are no problems with it.
Cannon even said it would be easy enough to do since he either has the code or can get it.
The only issue is this:
Does Igiss want it?
Dockable Battleships - Nightmouse - 06-03-2009
' Wrote:The only issue is this:
Does Igiss want it?
I honestly don't see how he could be against it, it would make Carrier and Battleship rp more meaningful.
Dockable Battleships - tazuras - 06-03-2009
' Wrote:I honestly don't see how he could be against it, it would make Carrier and Battleship rp more meaningful.
Other mods have it. A lot of other mod communities dont care for us because we have the largest player base. Taking things from other mods while being on the top is somewhat politically incorrect.
Secondly, it is apparently not easy to implement, it could cause a ton of issues, and would it wouldnt surprise me if one of them was server lag.
Personally, I am pretty happy with the gameplay here, I think there could be a few FLhook related tweaks to give people a little more power and ability to interact with the environment more, but other than that I think it is good. I would rather see the dev team continue to work on RP and plot development, as well as filling out all the ships and making the stations less generic than see dockable player ships. It is somewhat frivolous, as you can always just fly beside them, and almost entirely PvP oriented.
Dockable Battleships - Black Widow - 06-03-2009
' Wrote:Other mods have it. A lot of other mod communities dont care for us because we have the largest player base. Taking things from other mods while being on the top is somewhat politically incorrect.Sorry but I have to completely 100% disagree, having this would be great for gameplay and RP, little fighters might run out of fuel if they have to fly long distances to a battle instead they could remain docked in the batttleship til it Arrives at its destination, and then Launch. As for pvp orientated I dont see how that relevent!
Secondly, it is apparently not easy to implement, it could cause a ton of issues, and would it wouldnt surprise me if one of them was server lag.
Personally, I am pretty happy with the gameplay here, I think there could be a few FLhook related tweaks to give people a little more power and ability to interact with the environment more, but other than that I think it is good. I would rather see the dev team continue to work on RP and plot development, as well as filling out all the ships and making the stations less generic than see dockable player ships. It is somewhat frivolous, as you can always just fly beside them, and almost entirely PvP oriented.
You could have Fighters fly along side the Battleship toward a battle then Rape the enemy ships or you could have the Fighters inside the battleship being Flown to the battle and then Launching to Rape the enemy ships either way people will die. In Fact having dockable battleships is quite the reverse its more Realistic and if you kill the battleships early, the remaining fighers Docked will die to.
The server that ran this mod experienced no lag even in +20 Eagle PVPWhorage ROTFLcopter Battles, alsoyou cannot buy regens while docked on player battleships thus no advantage to getting more regens if you run out in a fight, and once the battle ensues no one will dock on the Capship again as bombers will take it out along with anyone onboard!!!
Dockable Battleships - Zero755 - 06-03-2009
' Wrote:Actually Zero, it's the opposite.
The idea has been put forward 100s of times but never given an Official comment.
It does work without issues. Many in the threads posted the age old things about the ship moving or docking etc, those are all solved.
There are no issues with it. There are no problems with it.
Cannon even said it would be easy enough to do since he either has the code or can get it.
The only issue is this:
Does Igiss want it?
Perhaps, but as we can already see in this thread there are conflicting views on weather it can be implemented or not with a minimum amount of issues. I think you did however hit the nail on the head:
Quote:Does Igiss want it?
That would be the make or break in my mind. And with the frequency of times this thread or similar have come up he has to be aware of it. If he hasnt posted on it then he either does not want to implement it, or it is so far down on the list that for all intents and purposes it is irrelevant.