Friendly Fire
On occasion one finds one's self in a furious battle involving pirates, offenders and fugitives shooting at police vipers, some friendlies and one's self. More than once I've had the "joy" of firing a steady beam at an enemy ship only to have a viper get in the way of the deadly rays from my military laser. Friendly fire that was perceived by all the GalCops immediately as a move on my part to join "the Dark Side".
I believe it was in Privateer or Wing Commander one could hit a "friendly" in the heat of battle and get a spoken "warning" like: "Watch your aim!"
Now: obviously the first thing a pilot must do is be careful. Granted. But ships are equipped with shields and can handle a stray shot. What if one burst or two of friendly fire, in the heat of battle, did not appear immediately to the law enforcement as definite hostility. This would depend too on whether that pilot in question has a "clean" status.
I'd like to hear some pros/cons about this one.
(Fun game, by the way).
