<t> When I use frigates ideally I send them off on their own to engage enemy fighter flights in the area, cause they are rather good at taking down fighters. If Im engaging a DD squadron with them I use the "bracket" command I think it is in the hopes they can stay out away from the badguys main ...

<t> I dunno.. I rather enjoy the destroyer squadrons. They are useful for reducing enemy destroyer squadrons, for one, and also you can order the frigates around, and frigates with their Mk V launchers are great for reducing enemy fighter flights you happen across.<br/>
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Taking out a cruiser ...

<t> Well, there are always a lot of other ships around, and most missions have a clear objective (go destroy this cruiser, sweep that area for enemy fighters, etc)... so no, Pioneer is not a word I'd use.<br/>
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But graphics wise there is a much longer ranged scale than in a lot of combat ...

ORIGINAL: Phoenix-D

I'm only getting the Manual mode when I'm flying a fighter.

Im pretty sure that only starship have the "helm" mode.

<r> So everything is going great with the new patch, Im on Operation Firestorm... my poor cruiser was all beat up so I transfered to a different cruiser squadron, typhoon, just before being sent to Kolchev. First mission: Patrol. Ok, so I load it up and low and behold, not only did I start right in ...

<r> Im having a bit of a problem here too... Ive done this mission 3 times, and every time I kill my targets, use esc-1 to end mission, click on accept after the debreif screen, and then crash to desktop.<br/>
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Here's the log.<br/>
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Edit: I started the mission a 4th time, then did esc ...

<r> Brings a tear to the eye... you are my hero.<br/>
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A question: Many babylon 5 ships are "casual" carriers, like the Hyperion is supposed to carry 6 star furies (going by AOG's Bablyon 5 Wars stats)... can you make a non-carrier ship into a carrier without running into a bunch of problems ...

<t> Well I was thinking more along the ability to direct various ships of your squadron around with fairly complex waypoints and orders to execute at the waypoints. Not saying its a perfect space-harpoon... but its a good melding, imo, of the kind of things people enjoy about the games that I ...

<t> Aw man... Im licking my chops over that stuff already. I love SS but some of the models need some prettyfying, imo.<br/>
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BTW, is there some kind of how-to guide on moding somewhere? I'm not artistically inclined at all, but I do have an old copy of paintshop pro and I wouldnt mind making ...

<t> I kinda wonder then. I know that the carrier had at least 1 destroyer and one baikal (frigate?) right next to it, so I assume that it was the ships escorts. <br/>
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I had a full squadron still, and I left both of my frigates behind fighting the Baikal and the destroyer and only ordered my ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Do any of ya'll have any words of wisdom for cap ship combat? I've been struggling a great deal being successful with cap ships in the single player campaign... I feel i've worked out all the aspects of fighter combat but no matter what I try i've been having a great deal of ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: DamoclesX<br/>
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thanks man, I"d defantly like that.<br/>
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i'm thinking of either putting up the excell file I use for stats, or maby a short demo, just a few ships, so people can get a feel and point out any major problems before we go into full swing ...

<r> If you are running a DD squadron with frigate support, Id suggest first using the nav map to assign you and your second DD to fly AWAY from the incoming fighter strike, and then use the f-3 tactical map to order your frigates to attack the incoming fighter strikes. Frigates seem to be very ...

OMG the nastalgia is painful.

<r> Heya. Im new here too, although I have been casually following starshatter since I d/led a rough version of it long long ago before Matrix was in the picture. <br/>
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Just popped in to see how things were going after not really paying attention for almost a year, and man was I supprised by ...