Talk:Freelancer Server 2007

I wasn't sure where to report bugs but I started playing a pirate and bought an advanced stun pulse and two advanced starbeams. However, when I looked at the table showing what weapons I had equipped (on the lower right hand corner of the screen), I had 3 advanced starbeams and one advanced stun pulse. The Starflier ship can only hold three guns and I had four until I sold one of them thinking something was wrong. I'm not too sure if it is a bug but let me know what you guys come up with.

-AJ


 * UPDATE: Yes, this is a bug.
 * -Gnarky

My pirate, Hadrian has turned smuggler recently, and I was wondering if perhaps a new class could be organized in that case, or at least the rules be modified to accommodate those who wish to trade between the pirate bases and use ships larger than a gunboat. Of course, a transport available to pirates might be hard to find anyway.

AJ


 * There are already two classes which can smuggle; Pirates and Traders. Being a smuggler is a manner of action not class.  Just as there is not a bomber class, there are only Hunters and Pirates who choose to pilot bombers, there will be no smuggling class, just Pirates and Traders who choose to engage in smuggling.  I think with the two, there is just no need.
 * - Zerm


 * My main concern was increasing the maximum type of ship a pirate can use, as a smuggler as you put it would not be necessary.
 * - AJ


 * In this case, Pirates can use the Liner class of ships, as they count as gunboats for this purpose. If anything with a larger hold is required, then [T]Trader[T] tags will be required.  [X]Pirate[X] tagged characters are not allowed transport class ships nor are [H]Hunter[H] tagged characters.  This is for class balance.  And yes, sometimes the [T]Trader[T] that you see logged in is a smuggler.  It happens.
 * -Techimo


 * Dude, we totally need a bomber class. [B]Bomberman[B], has a nice ring to it. Think we could mod a ship to carry 4 mine launcher mounts?. A little bit of modding and we could make this happen folks. Bomber class ships of all ranks and sizes, even a bomber gunboat, why the hell not? Mine dropping turret FTW!!
 * -Gnarky


 * Um... awesome!!! Can you imagine raining down 4 or more nuclear mines per round, and just watching the computer dodge like Neo in The Matrix?  Seriously, that would be cool.  Of course, we're getting into a question of fighting style here, not class purposes.  (Mine dropping turret would be seven kinds of awesome!  I might actually USE mines at that point!)  Of course, if I had the know-how to create custom ships, I would immediately add new ships to sell at Junker bases: the Rust Bucket, the Junkpile, and the Scrapheap.  These would require their own special graphics and noises, of course.  The Rust Bucket would be the "light" fighter with an engine turn somewhere between light and heavy fighters.  It would be equipped in the most god-awful stuff you can imagine, Salvaged Thruster with even worse drain than normal, Obsolete Scanner with a REALLY short range, but the armor plating would be the selling point, as these ships are covered in debris graphics from the scrap fields.  Also, the power output would be decent since the ships are a little slower and heavier than usual.  I was just imagining these wonderful clanking, whirring, creaking noises when the cruise engines are powering up.  Now, once we upgrade to the Junkpile and the Scrapheap, these ships are large and slow enough to necessitate more turrets, in particular the Scrapheap would be a heavily plated, liner-like garbage scow.  The Junkpile I see as somewhere between very heavy fighter and freighter turn speeds, with some forward guns.  The dimensions would need a little work of course to make sure they don't get stuck everywhere, but I was picturing turrets coming off at all these weird angles and intervals all over this misshapen, asymetrical monstrosity.  All the ships would be misshapen, asymetrical monstrosities really, like some abstract artist who had a hobby in ship repair stuck them together on a tight budget.  C'mon, wouldn't that be sheer awesomeness??  I would LOVE flying around those ships!  Besides, imagine the bragging rights: "Dude, I just beat you in a RUST BUCKET!"
 * -Lord Rumfish