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Descent freespace apollo8/13/2023 ![]() The Myrmidon is a superiority design that was developed as a joint project between the Terrans and Vasudans to develop a next generation superiority fighter to replace the 32 year old Ulysses. The fighter's name comes Odysseus of Greek Mythology whose Latin translation is Ulysses. The Ulysses is a superiority design that originated was developed as` a joint project between the Terrans and Vasudans to develop an advanced superiority fighter, though classified an advanced superiority its compact design and high speed and agility made it more like an interceptor The Apollo is named after Apollo of Greek and Roman Mythology. The Apollo is a superiority design that dates back to the T-V war and was the workhorse of the Terran fleet, it had a good hull and acceptable speed for its role though later on in the T-V war and during the Great War it was often sidelined by other craft due to a low weapon compatibility. This class is named after Pegasus the winged horse in Greek mythology. The pegasus features a Razor thin profile from the front, rear and sides with an average to large profile top and bottom due to its unusual design The Pegasus is a second generation stealth fighter developed to replace the Loki which failed in this regard. This class is named after Perseus who is an instrumental character in Greek mythology. ![]() The Perseus improves upon the Valkyrie in speed and defences making it a difficult fighter to tackle in anything heavy Designed to replace the 32 year old Valkyrie Interceptor which was a development of the older Angel scout fighter of the mid T-V war. The Perseus is a Terran Fighter deployed during the early events of FS2 during the final months of the NTF insurrection. The Loki's name comes from the Norse god Loki. It is still a capable craft in the hands of an alert pilot as its speed is unmatched until the development of the Peruses Interceptor, though this is with the drawback thin defences and low offensive capability. A light fighter originally designed to be undetectable by sensors for recon purposes a flaw in its design after its first deployment which rendered its stealth capabilities useless. GTI Rebels and the NTF, though in FS2 it is available to GTVA pilots. In both the events of Silent Threat and FS2 the Loki is primarily deployed by renegade Terran factions i.e. The Loki is a Terran Fighter deployed after the events of the Great War during the GDI Hades Insurrection. The class was probably named after the valkyries the of Old Norse mythology The Valkyrie was the choice of fighter for 242nd Suicide Kings who were originally stationed aboard the GTD Galatea The Most noted mission of the Valkyrie was one of its first and its instrumental role in capturing the Terran Traitor Mccarthy in his attempt to sell the Avenger weapon prototype for his defection. Its design is reminiscent of atmospheric fighters of earth's 20th / 21st century. A Development of the Angel class Scout Fighter, Its modifications included 2 additional engines and 2 Primary weapon mounts. The Valkyrie is a Terran Fighter deployed towards the end of the Terran Vasudan war. Intercept and Recon Valkyrie Freespace craft Great War designs were faster and more adaptable without losing much in firepower.FS2 era ships blended high performance and strong defensive and attack capability, with most craft able to perform a variety of roles. GOG.com(Battle Pack Edition, includes Silent Threat expansion): įreespace 2 This game was released for free in 2006, but now is Payware again.Terran fighters in the T-V war era were under powered in terms of engine output, but made up for it with superior armour and firepower.GOG.com (Includes Mercenaries Expansion): Have your old floppies and CD-ROMs? Use DXX Rebirth, They ported the engine to Windows, OSX and Linux! They also added enhancements such as OpenGL support and TCP/IP-UDP multiplayer capabilities.Here are resources for acquiring and playing the Descent games.
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