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Question: what is the fastest ship in Star Control 2 (hypermelee included)?

We all know the Pkunk Fury is very fast.  But I seem to remember the Slylandro Probe contending with if not beating the Fury in speed.  And also, I'm not sure where the Androsynth Guardian falls as far as speed, when it's in comet mode.

So those are three obvious contendors, but I believe that the Druuge Mauler is actually probably capable of attaining the highest velocity out of any ship in the game.  Just fire a couple of shots in succession and the accumulated recoil will have you flying across the screen like nobody's business!  Of course, you can't possibly maneuver while going that fast so it's not necessarily useful.

Can anyone confirm what the fastest ship is?

The Pkunk Fury is the fastest ship.. the Slylandro Probe is almost exactly as fast, though in a chase, the pkunk can close in (though it would probably take 10-15 seconds of flying if it was chasing in a straight line, the probe is that fast).  The Androsynth Guardian's comet mode is exactly as fast as the Fury.

Actually, the Pkunk Fury at top speed is a bit faster than the Guardian in comet form. The Guardian and the Slylandro Probe are just as fast, this is easy to see if they are both controlled by keyboard.

The fastest thing in the game, though, is the Umgah, when it uses its special reverse. The best source for this kind of information can be dowloaded here (http://dl.fileplanet.com/dl/dl.asp?classicgaming/starcontrol/sc2/star_control_2_melee.zip), it's even based on the 3DO version.

I know this isn't exactly the proper answer to the question asked, but I'd say the Arilou are the fastest ... nothing beats a point to point hyperjump.   :P

-PsiPhi

Wow I would've guessed the Thraddish would be the fastest with their afterburners. The Pkunk are definitely the most agile though (except for maybe the aforementioned Arilou)

Yeah, I forgot about the thraddash + umgah... man, the thraddash sure does take care of the cpu pretty easily, most of them don't treat the afterburners as a weapon

Hm, yeah I guess it depends on exactly what question you ask.  Fastets point-to-point is potentialy Arilou.  Fastest max normal forward thrust I guess would be Pkunk.  Fastest 'special' velocity would I suppose be Umgah.  Fastest sustainable special velocity would be Druuge?

So, who can turn the fastest then?  Start spinning them!

Slylandro probe.

well, the probe is weird ... it never changes velocity speed, just direction ... besides the weird probe controls, what other ship?

I think teh Fury is the fastest "normal" turner.

--pedantic mode enabled--

You mean that the probe never changes speed, just direction.  Velocity is a vector..

Daniel

::)

Fury is definitely the fastest turner...its agility is amazing!

A thought just occurred to me. Does the facing of the Arilou change after hyperjumping in combat?

I dunno, I'd check but I have to work in a minute.. though it doesn't seem like it would really matter that much, seeing as the Arilou have no inertia and their weapon is always aimed at the opponent.

Has anyone ever used Chmmr Avatars to pull the tiny ships of Shofixti and the like? You can really make them blaze around the battlefield that way. .)

Oh God Daniel!  You had to bring physics into this ... ok, YES yes, I should not have written velocity, because it does change velocity in changing direction.  Very well.  It changes its direction, not its magnitude (speed) ... happy?

:P
-PsiPhi

Actually, I seem to remember being able to get the Umgah to go really fast, using the Chmmrs tractor beam to pull them.
(Usually not useful for the Umgah though)

Anyway, just a thought

Arilou can turn pretty tight circles.  It might match the fury in turning speed.

The Umgah have the dubious distinction of being the lightest ship in the game.  For some reason unknown to me, the tiniest push--a planet impact, asteroid hit, or the Chmmr's tractor beam--will send the Umgah sailing through space at unbelievable speeds.

I remember the time I played a Hypermelee back on my 486.... can't remember which ship it was, but I got stuck in an asteroid. I mean, I could NOT turn. Move. Nothing. This went on for a few seconds.

Suddenly, *BANG*! My ship was sent flying in one direction and the asteroid another. To give you an idea of how FAST I was moving, I wrapped around the screen once every second. Every asteroid I hit simply bounced off and BARELY scratched my speed. I only managed to stop because I kept thrusting in the opposite direction for about 20 seconds. My friend was kind enough to wait for me to stop flying.

Why didn't you just take pot shots at him? Given such an awesome opportunity, why waste it?? It's not every day you get to go at hyperspace speeds in melee combat after all. :)

Well..... we were both stunned, at first, and besides, if my friend was so kind as to wait for me to stop flying across the screen at warp speeds, who am I to betray that consideration? ;)

I know that funny asteroid boost thingie, happens very rarely though. That can happen when two ships hit in a right angle, get stuck for a short while and start flying fast...  ::)

Yes, I've definately hurtled through space like that before, after getting entwined with another ship.  With the Umgah, even though you might get hurtled through space with ease, one touch of the special button brings you to a halt, even if it's only temporary :o)  Don't forget the shofixti...it gets whipped around pretty good too

The fastest any ship can go as far as I am concerned is the Terminator during the Sa-Matra battle. A few good knocks with those little green thingies and it crosses the screen in less than two seconds.