Empire Rank Progression working for anyone yet?

I am Master and have now the mission to kill Gen. Prachett(?) but am having difficulties to kill him. Have a fully fitted Eagle (and would like to keep it). I guess I won't be able to make it on my own. Even the Security in the system can not take down his shields. I managed once with half the ammo of two m-cannons. I am still Neutral in the Empire for some reason...Usually I get Harmless and Novice targets, now it jumped to Master and Expert (the General in his Clipper)...
 
I am Master and have now the mission to kill Gen. Prachett(?) but am having difficulties to kill him. Have a fully fitted Eagle (and would like to keep it). I guess I won't be able to make it on my own. Even the Security in the system can not take down his shields. I managed once with half the ammo of two m-cannons. I am still Neutral in the Empire for some reason...Usually I get Harmless and Novice targets, now it jumped to Master and Expert (the General in his Clipper)...
The best way to take down shields is with lasers, not multi-cannons. Fit a beam laser to your top mount and use the multi-cannons to finish him off. I'd also recommend you fit a chaff launcher in your utility slot and equip some shield cells in one of your internal slots, this will enable you to survive his turreted weaponry.
 
Where did you guys get the Achenar permits? I only have the Summerland one, despite being Baron.

I'm pretty sure it was in Cemiesse...

I am Master and have now the mission to kill Gen. Prachett(?) but am having difficulties to kill him. Have a fully fitted Eagle (and would like to keep it). I guess I won't be able to make it on my own. Even the Security in the system can not take down his shields. I managed once with half the ammo of two m-cannons. I am still Neutral in the Empire for some reason...Usually I get Harmless and Novice targets, now it jumped to Master and Expert (the General in his Clipper)...

Well - if you have the cash, try upgrading to a Viper - with the small weapons on the eagle, it could really turn out a long fight. The vipers medium weapons should easily take care of him. See above - in an Asp he takes 3 minutes to take down - even for me.

[edit:] Different general of course, but I assume all AI expert clippers are roughly the same difficulty.
 
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I'm pretty sure it was in Cemiesse...



Well - if you have the cash, try upgrading to a Viper - with the small weapons on the eagle, it could really turn out a long fight. The vipers medium weapons should easily take care of him. See above - in an Asp he takes 3 minutes to take down - even for me.

[edit:] Different general of course, but I assume all AI expert clippers are roughly the same difficulty.

It should be doable in an eagle (just a lot harder).
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The different generals can have different weapon loadouts, mine had beam laser turrets.
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Oh and if you don't mind a suggestion Catpain, replace those fixed cannons with gimballed versions, you'd have taken him down much quicker.
 
Oh and if you don't mind a suggestion Catpain, replace those fixed cannons with gimballed versions, you'd have taken him down much quicker.

Yeah - I don't like gimballed weapons - used two fixed med beams and 2 small gimballed cannons on my cobra (felt forced to, due to weapon placement) and it would have been quicker.

Swapping to gimbals would certainly have been more efficient, but I think they're a crutch teaching me bad habits. Atm, I'm struggling with my controls (broken joystick, replacement due to arrive after christmas), but other than that, sound advice.
 
Made it to Baron yesterday but after that I havent had a single Imperial mission, no permits, no rank advancement, nothing. Only system permit I have gotten was to Summerlamd and it doesnt exist?
 
Made it to Baron yesterday but after that I havent had a single Imperial mission, no permits, no rank advancement, nothing. Only system permit I have gotten was to Summerlamd and it doesnt exist?

summerland exist, also try mining outpost systems, got suddenly naval missions there
 
summerland exist, also try mining outpost systems, got suddenly naval missions there

Typo in the permit then? Mine says Summerlamd with the M lol.
Yea I found the Imperial missions yesterday all over the place, but cannot find them anywhere today, no matter if its friendly or allied station or where it is located
 
Typo in the permit then? Mine says Summerlamd with the M lol.
Yea I found the Imperial missions yesterday all over the place, but cannot find them anywhere today, no matter if its friendly or allied station or where it is located

Same for me, after getting to viscount yesterday i have been looking all day for the next progress mission but nothing. For now im back to trading my way up to an clipper :/
 
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Typo in the permit then? Mine says Summerlamd with the M lol.
Yea I found the Imperial missions yesterday all over the place, but cannot find them anywhere today, no matter if its friendly or allied station or where it is located

yea bug then, place is called summerland^^ also got the permit problem bug, where i get offer permits that i already have ( facece ) kind of buggy still that rank system :(
 
One question:

in my 4th mission I was tasked to kill a general. Finally found him, interdicted and killed him. But I can't seem to turn in the mission. Any idea how I can complete his mission?
 
One question:

in my 4th mission I was tasked to kill a general. Finally found him, interdicted and killed him. But I can't seem to turn in the mission. Any idea how I can complete his mission?

Hi. If the kill should somehow not count ( like when the local law enforcement forces come in and shoot him at that last second ), you should find another target in one of those unidentified signal sources, sooner or later. Otherwise the mission is delivered at the same place where you received it. If it was successfully registered that is.
 
One question:

in my 4th mission I was tasked to kill a general. Finally found him, interdicted and killed him. But I can't seem to turn in the mission. Any idea how I can complete his mission?

For me, the mission showed a warning sign under transactions after I killed him, telling me to return to the station that issued the order.
 
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