Drew's tricky Elite quiz, separating the Jamesons from the Ryders

Erimus get's the right answer. DB claimed 1M copies sold world-wide in an interview during 1989. :)

Q3. The Cobra Mk2 never flew. Why?

Cheers,

Drew.
 
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Erimus get's the right answer. DB claimed 1M copies sold world-wide in an interview during 1989. :)

Q3. The Cobra Mk2 never flew. Why?

Cheers,

Drew.

Judging by how they look, I would say that's because Viper took it's spot. (they are both de lacy right?)
 
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Judging by how they look, I would say that's because Viper took it's spot. (they are both de lacy right?)

The Cobra was originally manufactured by a company called Cowell and MgRath. Faulcon De Lacy took them over.

Cheers,

Drew.
 
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Erimus get's the right answer. DB claimed 1M copies sold world-wide in an interview during 1989. :)

Q3. The Cobra Mk2 never flew. Why?

Cheers,

Drew.

It never flew because it was never built. It never left the design stage (according to the old Space Traders Flight Manual).
 

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The Cobra MKII was meant to be the successor to the popular Cobra trading vessel, with increased cargo capacity and defensive capabilities. The project was ultimately a failure due to design flaws in the hull, as well as an ambitious design that was beyond the production capabilities of the time. The basic design was revived decades later for the Cobra MKIII, which slightly expanded the hull, both to fix its design flaws and give it extra cargo and weapon space.

http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Cobra_MkII
 
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The Mk2 was scrapped in the prototype stage. I think it was due to a structural flaw?

---Edit my phone is clearly not quick enough for this quiz...
 
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Patau82 wins this round.. :)

Cheers,

Drew.

Now a toughy. :)

Q4. One for the FE2 folks. In which system was the captured Thargoid vessel found in Frontier: Elite 2?

IIRC that was Frontier: First Encounters?

In which case it would be Pleione, orbiting Pleione 4b if memory serves me well.
 
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Q4. One for the FE2 folks. In which system was the captured Thargoid vessel found in Frontier: Elite 2?

Wasn't it Polaris? ... though i don't remember a captured vessel - i remember the Thargoids gave me one for getting them that vaccine (ethics? yeah, i've heard of them...)
 

It is an aalliance system, permit req (in game, yes its is there- and i have the permit) it is a lush white pristine space dock, you know the ones with the palm trees and pink lights for the docking bays
Side note- you get 20% discount off an Asp and a Orca

Fly safe
 
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