Posted January 22, 2023
[edit] I just noticed the typo in the title, and I don't see a way to fix it. >_<; [/edit]
For a while now, I've been playing and very much enjoying Freespace 2. And while it's proven challenging at times, I've thus far made it through in the end.
But now I find myself on the final mission, and I'm wondering whether it might not be the point at which I give up on the game: it's a marathon, and it feels like I'm entering ill-equipped to reach the finish-line.
(Specifically, I've thus far managed to get past the wing(s?) of Dragons and onto the wing(s?) of Serapis ships--but by that point I'm pretty much the only fighter left flying, and I get torn apart.)
So I'm wondering: Have I made it much harder on myself through my performance in the previous mission?
You see, that mission, too, proved difficult--but I made it through in the end. However, I made it through with none of Delta wing and none of the cruisers intact, as I recall. And since those (I gather) can follow through to this final mission, I'm wondering how much impact their presence might have...
I really don't want to go back and retry that mission: it wasn't my favourite, and I've replayed it already. But if it's the difference between completing the final mission and leaving the game incomplete, it may be worth it...
(For reference, I'm flying an Erinyes with one Kaiser and one Subach, and two banks of Trebuchets. The limited number of the latter is a nuisance, but their range and power make them seem worth it. Meanwhile, the power consumption of the former is likewise a nuisance, even with power adjustments--but they hit like a battering ram.)
For a while now, I've been playing and very much enjoying Freespace 2. And while it's proven challenging at times, I've thus far made it through in the end.
But now I find myself on the final mission, and I'm wondering whether it might not be the point at which I give up on the game: it's a marathon, and it feels like I'm entering ill-equipped to reach the finish-line.
(Specifically, I've thus far managed to get past the wing(s?) of Dragons and onto the wing(s?) of Serapis ships--but by that point I'm pretty much the only fighter left flying, and I get torn apart.)
So I'm wondering: Have I made it much harder on myself through my performance in the previous mission?
You see, that mission, too, proved difficult--but I made it through in the end. However, I made it through with none of Delta wing and none of the cruisers intact, as I recall. And since those (I gather) can follow through to this final mission, I'm wondering how much impact their presence might have...
I really don't want to go back and retry that mission: it wasn't my favourite, and I've replayed it already. But if it's the difference between completing the final mission and leaving the game incomplete, it may be worth it...
(For reference, I'm flying an Erinyes with one Kaiser and one Subach, and two banks of Trebuchets. The limited number of the latter is a nuisance, but their range and power make them seem worth it. Meanwhile, the power consumption of the former is likewise a nuisance, even with power adjustments--but they hit like a battering ram.)
Post edited January 22, 2023 by Thaumaturge