1. The inferno is an outcast weapon, which does not indicate its exclusive to Outcasts in its infocard. Hence, those who are green with the Outcasts, or white (with posted forum RP) to them can use the shieldbuster.
2.
Quote:* Player factions may conduct diplomacy with other player factions to open up technology sharing in red cells of the chart. These must be approved as Special Requests prior to implementation. If the player faction represents the entire npc faction, then the technology sharing applies to anyone with the npc faction affiliation, otherwise it only applies to the player faction.
Quote:* If the infocard states that the ship/weapon is not sold outside the faction, then no one without that faction ID may use it.
From these two pieces of information from the Official Guidelines of Technology Use, I would presume the Barghest is red to every ID bar the Liberty Rogues and Mollies IDs. The only way any other factions can get them would be to have a special RP request, NOT just forum RP with the Liberty Rogues / Mollies.
3. Unfortunately, the Hessian Cruiser infocard does not state its exclusive to the Hessians. Outcasts are green with the hessians so can use their Cruiser, again this is unfortunate. Hopefully the infocard is changed, as the Hessians surely would not sell their cruiser to a faction which produces their own (superior in RP) cruiser.
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