Capturing ships?
 

Is it possible to disable and board an enemy ship in combat and claim it for yourself? (not the abandoned hulks)

Re: Capturing ships?
 

If you make a mod for it, probably. I'm looking into it for my Star Wars mod. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: Capturing ships?
 

yes, since the patch there is a flag you can set on ship hulls. this will enable them to be boarded in combat.

Re: Capturing ships?
 

But can this be done in the standard game by say, killing it's weapons and engines... then boarding.

Maybe there should be a pirate boarding party item in the universe... MODDERS!!!

Re: Capturing ships?
 

sadly, i dont think we can mod an item to make ships bordable. boardabilty requires a flag to be set on the target ship, and your stuff can only effect what flags you've got on your own ship.

but that is a swanky idea. maybe the next patch will enable items that permit boarding. I can imagine a scripted item that disappears on use, that lets you capture a ship. you would have to carefully weigh what kind of ship to use it on, since it would be a one-shot-deal.

the prospect of boarding a yellow kawangi, or primordious's station (which i guess you would need a hyperdrive ship to move) is rather frightening.

Re: Capturing ships?
 

Yeah, let's tow Primordius to the next space mall!