SFr Mephisto
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The SFr Mephisto is a Shivan-designed freighter. Among the three Shivan freighters encountered by the Terrans and Vasudans, the Mephisto is the smallest of the three. The Mephisto is ill-equipped to repel enemies, with only six light laser turrets for defense. Still, compared to the SFr Dis, the Mephisto's much smaller profile means that it will probably last a little longer in a fire fight than the Dis under the right circumstances.
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| The SFr Mephisto |
Contents
Description:
FS1 Tech Room Description
The Mephisto freighter behaves much like one of our own. Only it is far more powerful and dangerous. Very little data is available on this ship class.
FS2 Tech Room Description
The SFr Mephisto class is equivalent to the Dis class in size and combat capabilities. Given their wildly different configurations, they must serve different purposes for the Shivans, but Allied Intelligence currently offers no further information on this matter.
Developer Notes
None
Name origin
Mephistopheles is a demon in European literary tradition. A devil named Mephisto appears in Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's tragic play Faust. Mephistopheles also is associated to the demon of inventions and knowledge. Supposedly, his mouth was always open.
Performance:
Statistics
| Type | Freighter |
| Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Maneuverability | N/A |
| Max Velocity | 50.0 mps |
| Max Afterburner Velocity | N/A |
| Armor | N/A |
| Hitpoints | 5 000 |
| Shields | N/A |
| Length | 54 m |
| Compatible Containers | SC 5 |
Armaments
| FreeSpace 1 | FreeSpace 2 | ||
| Turret Type | Amount | Turret Type | Amount |
| Shivan Light Laser | 4 | Shivan Light Laser | 4 |
Modding Resources
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| 4.5.10 SFr Mephisto |
Retail:
- $POF File: freighter06.pof
- Textures: freighter06-01a, thruster01, freighter06-01b, freighter06-01c
MediaVP 4.5.10:
- $POF File: mephisto.pof
- Textures: MephistoUV, MephDed, STurrets01, damage
[link??? History]
First WIP Post: Axem on Oct2, 2011
First In-Game Model: mjn.mixael on Aug22, 2020
Completed In-Game Model: ??? on ???
Final Corrections: ??? on ???
Veteran Comments
These are actually pretty aggravating. The Shivan Light Lasers are really good at shooting down bombs, and holding steady to lay into her with primaries is dangerous, especially if these guys are in a convoy. You may have to make successive runs.
The Mephisto is a surprisingly small target, and can be dangerous to an unwary pilot who holds still at close range so as to shoot it up with primaries. One of the few targets to which the ideal solution really is massed Hornet fire.
Again, the tech room description lies. The Mephisto certainly has the same armor and armament as the Dis, but it is smaller than even the SAC 3 the Dis carries. It also carries its SC 5 cargo containers in an awkward ring around the main hull in a rather vulnerable position. Consequently, the AI sometimes has trouble hitting the ship and not its cargo when the cargo is to be captured rather than destroyed.
