Demons

JKeefe · Post by **JKeefe** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:35 am

I just bought a Demon, and I love it.

My first flight out I blew through a Dralthi on afterburner because I was going so fast. The Dralthi went boom. I went "oops". I think I got the better end of the bargain.

I can destroy ships with only my guns (4 Tachyon cannons) in insanely short amounts of time. It seems much faster than the Centurion, with equal firepower. Maybe this is because guns are in a 2x2 arrangement instead of 1x4?

And it's a good thing the guns work so well, because the missile/torpedo capabilities are attrocious. I can load a max of 10 torpedoes or 5 missiles on the SPECIAL LIGHT-MISSILE MEDIUM-MISSILE rail. I can load a single heatseaker or dumbfire missile on the LIGHT-MISSILE rail. To put it mildly, this is pathetic; The max weapons loadout is 1 missile and 10 torps, or 6 missiles (one of which cannot be FF or IR. I'm used to the Centurion's 40 torps, but even the Tarsus can carry the same.

Is the Demon's weapons capacity supposed to be this measly?

Post by **hellcatv** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:13 am

there has to be a reason to want the centurion...
besides...I just used the stats in the manual and it says the demon has very few missiles and lots (four) of guns...

also note the smaller cargo hold...

and lower max shield capabilities

the centie also gets better when you start RF

JKeefe · Post by **JKeefe** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:29 am

hellcatv wrote:there has to be a reason to want the centurion...
besides...I just used the stats in the manual and it says the demon has very few missiles and lots (four) of guns...

Fair enough.

also note the smaller cargo hold...

It's the same size as the Centurion...

and lower max shield capabilities

I was concerned at first, but I'm finding I actually like it. I can always afterburn to full speed no matter what, and that is the Demon's main strength.

the centie also gets better when you start RF

The Demon doesn't??? Hmmmm... I shall have to rethink at that point, then (although I'm still forming an opinion now).

I've started the camapign with the Demon; we'll see how it goes.

JKeefe · Post by **JKeefe** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:53 am

How about this - at least let the player mount a tractor beam on the current LIGHT-MISSILE rail.

Right now, if you want a tractor beam, you are left with the vast quantity of one missile...

Post by **hellcatv** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:32 am

that's a big disadvantage, true

maybe the c enturion's better for rescue and salvage operations
I'm trying not to make one fighter that's the endall beall

Post by **MamiyaOtaru** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 6:58 am

And I've been trying to make a fighter not be the endnothing benothing (orion)

I think the demon's drawbacks are quite fair. Large firepower like the centurion, but faster and more nimble? There has to be something about it that isn't as good

Silverain · Post by **Silverain** » Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:30 am

Maybe the idea of:

Demon: Near pure dogfighter (quick & nimble, but guns only or nearly so)
Cent: Heavier fighter with solid state weapon capability (missile/torps) being more a jack of all trades (capable of all battle fighter to fighter, capship attacks etc).

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 7:10 pm

Wait a second! My Demon (I've got the Demon-Escort) only supports two light guns and two medium. Aren't Tachyons heavy? And also, it starts out loaded with six missles, and after I shoot them I can only load four, and the can only be HS or DF. Was there an update while I was gone?

spiritplumber · Post by **spiritplumber** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:33 pm

I think I goofed up with the missiles, but in WCU the demon has gun size restrictions. Not in the remake though I think (last I checked).

morki · Post by **morki** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:51 pm

Hello, I own a Cent with four autotracking-Tachyon guns. He rips of most enemy-ships in seconds, when I am carefully

The problem is that I can't buy better reactors than 3 or better shields, which would help a lot, cause most times I die it is not based on overwhelming enemies nor on the fact, that most times the fucking Dralthis ramm me!

Assholes! What the fuck, they didn'tlearn to fly? I hate that. When the enemy consists of smaller ships like retro or pirates talons, it doesn't matter, but the bigger ships do more ramm-damage than with their guns.

Post by **MamiyaOtaru** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:50 am

Centurion can only mount level 3 reactors and shields. If you want more, buy an Orion (or play the RF campaign, which lets you get level 4).

The Orion is a tank, the Centurion is meant to be a bit mroe nimble. That's how it was in the original.

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