Press ESC during the game and go to General Options. At the bottom of the screen you can set the preset values for F11 and F12. Set the beam level to zero. (If you already have a beam weapon, then forget it - it won't work.) While flying, press your newly edited F11 or F12 key, and somehow energy from your uninstalled beam laser is transferred into your engines. By doing this you can outrun a lot of basic ships including the Y-Wing. Weird but handy. Sadly this only works on version 1.00. There's always a catch, isn't there?
