They're making patches only available through Impulse because with Impulse they can stream updates to your computer in a way akin to how Blizzard does it with World of Warcraft. You log in and bam! The patched files are streamed to your computer. There is no need for them to create a stand alone executable file, no need to take months to release a new update. With Impulse, they could change a file and stream it right away, on a daily or weekly basis, adding new stuff or balancing things all the
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I didn't really like Solar Flair too much... It makes everything look like a fireworks show. Confetti explosions and multicolored phase wave cannons just seem.... odd... But the plasma effects were great!
Ya... I noticed that too, which is why I didn't list that one in. It seems they made Gunships for the Vasari and Advent but changed their minds and didn't finish one for the TEC. And it is a full ship, complete with hardpoints and textures. I'll see if I can get screenshots, but all you really have to do is change what mesh the fighters call for in the entity files if you want to see them for yourself.
I've been doing a bit of modding, and I found that there is a gunship fighter for both the Vasari and the Advent. I plugged the mesh in for the bomber and it's an entirely new ship. I don't know if anyone's seen this yet, so I'm just letting modders know. They could be encorporated into a mod pretty easily... SupportShip_PhaseGunship.mesh SupportShip_PsiGunship.mesh