Elite / Frontier BBC Elite - Tianve

[stevew09]

Hi,

I've been reading about what seems like mythical ship equipment upgrade, Military shields, Naval Energy units, and cloaking device. So in search of these I went to Ceesxe (tech level 15) but did find any extra ship equipment. I then read somewhere you can buy the military shield upgrade at Tianve (tech level 14), but I am unable to hyperspace there, I always end up on Anle which is 0.4 light years to the right.

Does anyone know if these upgrades exists on the BBC version of Elite or how to get to Tianve?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Ian Doncaster]

Military shields are not in BBC Elite. I'm not sure which version they're in.
Naval Energy units are in BBC Elite, but not available for general purchase. You'll find out how to get it eventually.
Cloaking device is not in the original BBC Elite but may be in some of the enhanced versions, and is in some of the other 8-bit versions. It's not available for purchase, however.

 

[stevew09]

Thanks Ian,

I played the Spectrum version way back when, and am sure I saw a clocking device for sale from a planet in the top right of galaxy 1.

The BBC version I am playing is the elite plus for the tubed BBC. However I can't get to Tianve, do you know how to get there or is just a bug?

 

[Comandante]

Four Spectrum 'missions' at least

Thanks Ian,

I played the Spectrum version way back when, and am sure I saw a clocking device for sale from a planet in the top right of galaxy 1.

The BBC version I am playing is the elite plus for the tubed BBC. However I can't get to Tianve, do you know how to get there or is just a bug?

This equipment is never for sale in any of the versions, AFAIK. Several missions (4 on zx), none on Beeb I believe.

<snip> Didn't realise you were on the Beeb - misread, sorry. Removed zx stuff!

 

[Cody]

The BBC version I am playing is the elite plus for the tubed BBC. However I can't get to Tianve, do you know how to get there or is just a bug?

If that's the Elite Plus I'm thinking of, and knew well, it definitely had some bugs and quirks in it.

 

[gunbladelad]

I'm sure I recall the CPC version having a cloaking device in it (although I freely admit I first got into Elite with FE2 and never got far enough in CPC Elite for the cloak) - however, I recall that wasn't sold - but needed to be scooped up after completing one of the hardcoded missions which had a ship which wouldn't appear on scanner.

 

[Nothoria Infama]

In Elite Plus, there are 'Masking Device' and Anti-ECM Broadcasters, both rewards from missions.

I recently encountered similar hyperspace "bug" in The Galaxy 3 where systems ESORRA (Dictatorship, Tech Level 3, Poor Agriculture) and ONBEZATI (Multi-Government, Tech Level 2, Average Industrial) are located 0.4 Light years from each others. Direct hyperspace jump from ESORRA to ONBEZATI was not possible but when Hyperspacing first to ANAR (Communist, Tech Level 8, Mainly Agricultural) 2.8 Light years away and then from there to ONBEZATI everything worked fine. If I recall correctly there are other similar cases elsewhere too. Seemingly jumps between systems too close each other are not possible because on a Galaxy Chart they are both considered as the same system if being currently in one of them. As Far I know these kind systems are all still possible reach.

There are also systems which cannot be reached in some Galaxy Charts.