Everyones thinking it, Im just saying it.....

Celery Jack

Celery Jack
Pirates.

Sorry, but I need advice. Im looking into piracy (npcs mind you), Ive done it before with little success. Everytime I hatch break cargo just goes everywhere.

So my question is, is there any weapons that take out a ships drives fairly quickly so that I can basically make it "dead in the water" so to speak?

It would really make it easier to get in and out quickly.
 

Redan

R
Welcome aboard, pirate.

You shouldn't aim to take out the drives. You should aim to take out the Power Plant. Get that to 0% and it will reduce the power output of a ship such that they cannot move or fire back at all, at which point you can help yourself to all of that sweet sweet booty.

The most effective way of doing this is with gimbaled Multi Cannons targeting the subsystem.

Things to look out for:

- Don't keep attacking the Power Plant beyond 0% as each additional strike has a chance to cause a chain reaction in the enemy ship and blow them up instantly, regardless of remaining hull percentage.

- The NPCs have access to reboot/repair and sometimes revive their power plant after a while. Just tap it a few more times to bring it back down to 0 and continue your loot collection.

P.S.

If you're doing NPC piracy, Low Temp Diamonds are your best friend. Look for those, bring hatch breakers, collectors and enough cargo space. It's actually not a bad way of making money.
 
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