Newcomer / Intro Economic Data Acquisition - very deadly

[xywa]

Hi,
Have a look at photo below. I have (sounds easy) Economic Data Acquisition mission. Did dozen before (lower level). This one is just for 1mln, but not sure how to do this. On lover level missions I did land as close as possible, scan data, back to ship - no shooting, no mess. This time, after trespassing it was sent a ship against me (which I destroyed and get bounty as a bonus), but when was trying to get closer those missiles nearly killed me. I was trying by SRV, the same. What should I do? Kill all of them, or there is a chances to sneak in?

 

[Krieger]

Scan the object with your ship's datalink scanner. The object to scan should be visible as a white square on your sensor disk. You have to get very close because the datalink scanner has only ca. 200m range. Since you are already wanted the base will fire on you immediately, so put 4 pips to shields and make it quick. Sometimes you can hide behind buildings but that depends on base layout and the size of your ship.

Good luck.

 

[xywa]

The problem is, I cannot get in closer than red marks (above 2km). Long way before red marks (photo above), I got a message about trespassing, later on the the ship (blue arrow) is starting and firing at me (SRV), then at my ship - just a minute ago I lost one (and 5mln insurance). :/

 

[Krieger]

After the trespass warning you have 1 min until the base starts shooting. With a little practice that is more or less enought to get the scan. But since you're already wanted the base starts shooting as soon as you're in range. Better to clear your bounty with Interstellar Factors and then try again. Or did the mission fail because you were destroyed?

 

[xywa]

The first time I was killed. Came again (clean, no bounty) from prison-ship. This time I was trying to destroy missiles launcher by my ship, I was trying my best only to take down one battery into 64%. Nearly died again, I will try as fast as possible in 1 minute when I am cleaned from bounty.

 

[Krieger]

Go straight for the scan and boost away after success. Ignore base defenses and fighters.

 

[xywa]

^^Oki doki I was trying to be clear from Bounty in nearby station, then, just 1 secafter landing they said there is no place for criminals (been scanned just 5 sec before landing), and been attacked by security ships on could not get in into station. Managed to survive, but now is second real life hour and id not managed with those mission. How do you know there is 1 minute?

 

[Krieger]

You have to go to another station with an Interstellar Factors. One where you're not wanted. And I hope you have no notoriety from killing security ships otherwise you have to wait 2 hrs per notoriety point until Interstellar Factors want to help you.

You mean how I know you have 1 min after trespass warning? From trying it and keeping an eye on the clock.

 

[Para Handy]

There are some places where your ship enters a trespass zone but you can drive an SRV much closer. Of course you have to not be criminal scum when you try it.

We used to have to navigate round some daft courses to get to a spot where you could scan the data point, having first scanned all the periscope data poles to disable security. Maybe it is one of those places?

 

[Krieger]

This is why you need a small ship to scan an object on the ground with your ship's datalink scanner. (BTW your Chieftain is small enough.)

--edit: I forgot to explain that in the case below I could not scan the comms tower. I think the reference point of our ships is in the cockpit and the nose of the Anaconda is simply too long. Maybe a Cutter with its forward cockpit will work. I'll try that next time I do a scan mission.

 

[Para Handy]

This is why you need a small ship to scan an object on the ground with your ship's datalink scanner. (BTW your Chieftain is small enough.)

Well no I was referring to settlements where you can't fly your ship within 2km as that sets off the trespass warning - but you can drive within that 2km in your buggy - only trespass warnings in the buggy are from the "red walls" in your scanner display (and the force-field gates).

 

[Krieger]

Well no I was referring to settlements where you can't fly your ship within 2km as that sets off the trespass warning - but you can drive within that 2km in your buggy - only trespass warnings in the buggy are from the "red walls" in your scanner display (and the force-field gates).

The picture is a little background info for fun. It was not about those bases you mentioned.

But, speaking of those, you could always fly the SRV over those force-field gates to scan the object. That's why we can now scan them with our ships too.