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- Thread starter Tyres O'Flaherty
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Been absent for a few days, pursuing some other endeavors. Back to blasting opponents in CZ's now though 
Welcome back to the real world.Been absent for a few days, pursuing some other endeavors. Back to blasting opponents in CZ's now though
Rules of engagement: it's not a genocide if somebody pays you for that.Been absent for a few days, pursuing some other endeavors. Back to blasting opponents in CZ's now though
OK I'm digging in and live in Colonia a while more. I guess what I am most bored about of engineering is trying to see what I can scrape together with my dwindling parts. Time to go knocking, and some more killing I think. Those pirates were pretty fun to kill. I dunno why I guess I only identify with the pirates of Lan Wang personally
I reckon so CMDR McWolf. They've also hopes to get rewards, swooping in on the kills so to speak, I think. Oh hey I heard there's a war going on for a year and a half! "Oh sorry," they say, such as "I was in the OAT milky way not the regular dairy milky way! For a year and a quarter, now go figure. Must be Einstein's relativity". Or, "My Galnet stereo is broke".
Ur doin yr horse wrong CMDR. 25 cent bounty
Well it's a good thing we blew their asses off, 'cause they won't be around to inspect em.
Perhaps their dental records remain but as to hand sizes - ah, well go ask one of the practicing survivors and I'm sure his hand will get right down to the bottom of this.
The first blue economic indicator here was when I bought my Type-10 and an engine and stuff. The second is when I finished outfitting it for the trip to Colonia! But it was kind of soothing just knowing it was there like a project car in the garage.
I reckon so CMDR McWolf. They've also hopes to get rewards, swooping in on the kills so to speak, I think. Oh hey I heard there's a war going on for a year and a half! "Oh sorry," they say, such as "I was in the OAT milky way not the regular dairy milky way! For a year and a quarter, now go figure. Must be Einstein's relativity". Or, "My Galnet stereo is broke".
I had that problem once, I had to think on my feet (and back).
Ur doin yr horse wrong CMDR. 25 cent bounty
Hey wait. The Golden Hand Coalition? I met a bunch of those guys when I popped onto a carrier, I stumbled on 20 of them drunk in the bar. They belong to the Intergalactic Society of Proctologist's, they all had hands the size of small dogs, must be all that 0g living.
Well it's a good thing we blew their asses off, 'cause they won't be around to inspect em.
Perhaps their dental records remain but as to hand sizes - ah, well go ask one of the practicing survivors and I'm sure his hand will get right down to the bottom of this.
The first blue economic indicator here was when I bought my Type-10 and an engine and stuff. The second is when I finished outfitting it for the trip to Colonia! But it was kind of soothing just knowing it was there like a project car in the garage.
Maybe that's why they're hands are so big, they got your bottom covered.
Heh, cheers, I do like me the Yellow Sidewinder. I did re-spray it in Azure (the metallic colour) and rename it Blue Raja, but I'm thinking I'll change it back before I take the Sidey out again!
I was watching CMDR Buur's video earlier on how to gather on foot materials without combat, when I realised that I would need a power regulator. Did a bit of Googling and was considering looking for a settlement power up mission to steal the power regulator they give you. But I thought I would try to acquire one legitimately first. So I had a nosy round the mission boards of the nearest station, and whaddya know, a legal mission offering a power regulator for a reward. Massacre 14 pirates. Worth a try, I thought.
Found a settlement with the target faction in the same system I found the mission. Scouted it out from both the sky and with a little on-foot recce. Once I knew the lay of the land, did the job. It was a bit messy because I'm not very used to on-foot combat outside CZs. Nearly died because I forgot to turn on my shield.
With everyone dead I realised I was free to loot everything not nailed down. Which means I got a bonus power regulator as the last item I purloined. Result!
Looted a couple of empty settlements in a Thargoid recovery system after that. First time I encountered scavengers right off the bat, discovering their presence when my ship got shot at. Emboldened by my earlier success at a pirate massacre mission, I took the opportunity to earn some bounties. Second time they came right as I was about to leave. Which is interesting, because in the video Buur said that he'd not encountered scavengers after powering up the settlement.
Found a settlement with the target faction in the same system I found the mission. Scouted it out from both the sky and with a little on-foot recce. Once I knew the lay of the land, did the job. It was a bit messy because I'm not very used to on-foot combat outside CZs. Nearly died because I forgot to turn on my shield.
With everyone dead I realised I was free to loot everything not nailed down. Which means I got a bonus power regulator as the last item I purloined. Result!
Looted a couple of empty settlements in a Thargoid recovery system after that. First time I encountered scavengers right off the bat, discovering their presence when my ship got shot at. Emboldened by my earlier success at a pirate massacre mission, I took the opportunity to earn some bounties. Second time they came right as I was about to leave. Which is interesting, because in the video Buur said that he'd not encountered scavengers after powering up the settlement.
I think these events occur at random.
That's beautiful so someone's video about getting materials without combat inspired you to do combat to solve yr problem. Violence is a trusty old salve
Did my early massacre missions with the help of a SRV as a, hum, mobile massacre turret, that helped me a lot in the beginning with poor hand weapons, plus the SRV radar helps a lot not missing important loot stuff. As for Scavs, I rarely see them, but it happened sometimes with that SRV with a long range radar I had them spawning in two or three points around the powerup base at a rather large perimeter, so I wonder if they are dropped that way, then head to the base, so you have some sort of countdown before they arrive. Also sometimes they are not moving (this happened in CZs a couple times too, everyone fights, but stays at the same position) so maybe Scavs do spawn more often but stay glued a few kilometers away? That's pure theory, though, but this makes me think about that...
I 've told Omnipol agents a hundred times the G5 Tormentor is just a multipurpose material gathering tool, but they 're all about "violence" this "violence" that!
Only issue I have with using SRVs at settlements is having to avoid the temptation to drive into the settlement proper. Those places really aren't laid out well for wheeled traffic, and it's easy to get stuck.
@@@O7 CMDRs!
For those of you who have sent friend requests, I have finally noticed, got up off my rear and accepted them.
Apologies for the delay!
For those of you who have sent friend requests, I have finally noticed, got up off my rear and accepted them.
Apologies for the delay!
I agree, I used to orbit around, letting them come to their end*, then parking it near the PWR entrance. Nowadays, though, I go with Apex since I have a better and silenced equipment and a big backpack, so that's a good stealth training for taking down patrols, disabling alarms, then looting only what is necessary. Of course, I can't resist a regulator, so this one comes last and then I call Apex back**.
*Too bad for them they can't read the Karma L-6 user manual, this one would eradicate a lone rogue SRV within seconds, and ambushing a vehicle between the cover of buildings with a RPG may look like a better option than running towards it with a C44 but, well, their loss is our gain, at this point I call this "natural selection at work", not "massacre".
**I appreciate their pilots for never asking questions. I mean, you drop a suspicous CMDR with a disturbing outfit out of a busy base, when they call you back less than one hour later, it's pitch black there, nobody visible, and your client suddenly appearing from a rooftop in a hurry, with a glowing and radiating tube visible in a backpack full of craps now. Omnipol investigators hate questioning them: "Uh, I don't know, can't remember, maybe?"
36 pages left before the 2000!
Most Omnipol investigators know that it is of no use questioning them, as it is part of Apex' policy that their pilots have to pay attention to their flying only and nothing else. They are allowed to have some small talk and share some bits of information about the target system on long range flights, but the business of their customers is no business or theirs.
The scene you described most likely was with an investigator fresh from the academy, as the old stagers love to send them to brief an APEX pilot as a "welcome prank".
Hah!
Take that, enforcer!
My AR-50 is stronger than your dominator! You have no chance to survive make your time!
Take that, enforcer!
My AR-50 is stronger than your dominator! You have no chance to survive make your time!
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Woo! I got my first Titan decal!
Now I'm off to give Titan Leigong's pinapple a good tickling. It's a more of a practice run than a serious attempt, since I didn't actually get to do against Taranis. I'm guessing that since the outermost ring of the Titan is only three quarters green, that Leigong's meltdown is longer than a week away.
Now I'm off to give Titan Leigong's pinapple a good tickling. It's a more of a practice run than a serious attempt, since I didn't actually get to do against Taranis. I'm guessing that since the outermost ring of the Titan is only three quarters green, that Leigong's meltdown is longer than a week away.
Open instance bugged. Will be trying again in Solo after a coffee.