New ship: Any one able to make it?

[soyoukan]

Panther Clipper

from the 2nd gen PC game Elite, my favourite ship seems missing from here. Anyone able to make it?


andy

[zevans]

Big ships don't work terrifically well with game balance (which seems to be why it's not in E:D either...)

Here's a thread on the Andromeda OXP for instance - give that a try. If you like it, re-skining it to look like a Panther Clipper should be pretty easy...
http://bb.aegidian.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16532

You should also download BigShips OXP which adds the concept of huge trader ships into gameplay, so you may then also see a Panther appear as an NPC
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/BigShips_OXP

[soyoukan]

I was mainly after the gun turret idea, so I can keep going forward but still fight the baddies.. I was quite successful in the previous game with this method. I enjoy trading and stuff, combat is not my bag and the keyboard/mouse combo isn't easy for my lack of dexterity.

a question - is there a way to slow the ship movement on screen when using the keys / arrow keys?

[Cody]

Try pressing the Ctrl key while using the flight keys.

[montana05]

I was mainly after the gun turret idea, so I can keep going forward but still fight the baddies.. I was quite successful in the previous game with this method. I enjoy trading and stuff, combat is not my bag and the keyboard/mouse combo isn't easy for my lack of dexterity.

There are several player ship versions with turrets, http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Caduceus or viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10842 for example offer a lot turrets and decent cargo space.

Edit: Corrected a copy/past error in the links

[cbr]

This forum is a huge resource itself

With a quick search I found two different panther clippers, they are expensive and an acquired taste...

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16380&p=216930&hili ... er#p216930

&

From the Z-GrOovY BBS ShipPack

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15835

...

[montana05]

This forum is a huge resource itself

With a quick search I found two different panther clippers, they are expensive and an acquired taste...

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16380&p=216930&hili ... er#p216930

&

From the Z-GrOovY BBS ShipPack

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15835

Some more ships I obviously missed, thanks cbr. Personally I like the Predator (after some tweaking) and the Lifter the most.

[soyoukan]

This forum is a huge resource itself

With a quick search I found two different panther clippers, they are expensive and an acquired taste...

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=16380&p=216930&hili ... er#p216930

&

From the Z-GrOovY BBS ShipPack

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=15835

...

soooo, how would you get the first of these suggestions?

[soyoukan]

Try pressing the Ctrl key while using the flight keys.

didn't really make any difference

[Redspear]

Try pressing the Ctrl key while using the flight keys.

didn't really make any difference

You held it down, right?