On the prowl for those pesky core 'roids...
Found ya! Here! Hold these for a moment:
'Sploded!
Found ya! Here! Hold these for a moment:
'Sploded!
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- Thread starter Tyres O'Flaherty
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Fun Bun? 
Sold 2000t of LTDs for a profit of 3.3billion, now mining Painite (3150t so far).
Definition of exhausted frustration. Having spent all of your play sessions for almost a month completing the first Ram Tah mission only to have it crash as you hand in your mission. I really needed a fanfare for that. Instead a squib.
PS. I would not recommend this mission to anyone. Certainly don't be insane and try for completion. That way madness lies.
PPS. Te he he. Wibble.
PS. I would not recommend this mission to anyone. Certainly don't be insane and try for completion. That way madness lies.
PPS. Te he he. Wibble.
Going on a Guardian unlock expedition tonight, need to take a small ship so decided to dust off my old Cobra MkIII, 'Crawling Kingsnake' (Fun Bun is much more, erm, fun), hadn't flown it since I really got to grips with engineering. Mucked about with it and I'm getting almost 50ly jump range, a decent turn of speed (boosts getting on for 600) and have an SRV bay. Couldn't believe it, frankly, had entirely forgotten how good the ship is, and how many internals it has. Shows the risk of shooting past the smaller ships early on and then forgetting to return to them once you know a little more what you're doing.
ooh! I feel I have a Guardian unlock evening in my near future... haven’t done much research on that yet.
have also been thinking about finally stopping for a battle, and maybe souping up the old Cobra (and giving it a name!) would be a good intro? Had been thinking of acquiring an iEagle for a bit of affordable combat practice, but perhaps dusting off the little one in the hangar is the way to go?
It doesn't - it has two on the underside.
I would rather take an AspX or DbX for Guardian farming - those missiles hurt.
When I was at Colonia a couple weeks ago to pick up Simon, I took the opportunity to retrieve the Corvette and Krait MKII I had left there.
It was a pleasure to be reunited with my little red Corvette. Even though I built a nearly identical one in the bubble, I still kinda missed this one.
But now I have 2 Corvettes, both set up for combat, and I don't need 2 big combat ships. So I shall have to ponder a bit.
It was a pleasure to be reunited with my little red Corvette. Even though I built a nearly identical one in the bubble, I still kinda missed this one.
But now I have 2 Corvettes, both set up for combat, and I don't need 2 big combat ships. So I shall have to ponder a bit.
Rescue ship or passenger liner with attitude.When I was at Colonia a couple weeks ago to pick up Simon, I took the opportunity to retrieve the Corvette and Krait MKII I had left there.
It was a pleasure to be reunited with my little red Corvette. Even though I built a nearly identical one in the bubble, I still kinda missed this one.
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But now I have 2 Corvettes, both set up for combat, and I don't need 2 big combat ships. So I shall have to ponder a bit.
Erk. I just remembered. I left my ship in a half-loaded state in an LTD3 site yesterday.
Hatch breaker limpet evasion time!
Hatch breaker limpet evasion time!
Load into training before you start the game and practice hitting boost switching pips to 2-4-0 and setting up any sort of jump, unless of course you are in a combat miner with plenty of point defence turrets.
Bloody hell. A wing of three came after me! Never seen that happen before... I just went 4 pips to engines and got the hell out. The "I'm gonna boil you up", "I see all!" and "Give me 20 tons of what you're carrying" was strong with them.
Still managed to get 170mCR but it took twelve jumps. Glad I fitted that scoop.
Rix Depot in Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-5 is a strange station - almost in a ring of its own. That gravitational drag is un-nice
Still managed to get 170mCR but it took twelve jumps. Glad I fitted that scoop.
Rix Depot in Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-5 is a strange station - almost in a ring of its own. That gravitational drag is un-nice
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Gonna have to check that out. That sounds interesting.
Gonna have to check that out. That sounds interesting.
It's quite pretty with an asteroid backdrop as you drop out of SC. I wanted to get a picture of it, my ship, and the gas giant in one shot but couldn't quite manage the angle of the dangle as it were. Not sure if the station will orbit out of its current position...
VERY unusual for me, I've been in the center of the Bubble for a while, doing missions and blasting away in REZ's because I'm bored with mining.
Last night, I received a mission to recover some lost cargo in ShinDez - easy enough. 60t of non-lethal weapons for the local cops. I crafted some Limpets (I usually run empty), found the signal source and let my drones collect the cargo.
BIG SURPRISE....the mission was bugged. The receiving station had no receipt mission; I'd spent an hour of my time for nothing. Numerous reloads and retrying the mission had no effect - it was a flat-out bug.
Abandoning the mission gave no penalties, but STILL. I was a bit peeved.
I've since set out to make life a living Hell for the People's Heveri Values Party.
They seem to be a rambunctious faction - every CZ in this area is them against someone, so I've been having a WHALE of a good time siding against the People's Party (bloody commies!) and whacking their ships in perfectly legal combat.
I've gained 5% towards my Deadly rank (3% to go!) just smacking their ships - this is FUN!
Last night, I received a mission to recover some lost cargo in ShinDez - easy enough. 60t of non-lethal weapons for the local cops. I crafted some Limpets (I usually run empty), found the signal source and let my drones collect the cargo.
BIG SURPRISE....the mission was bugged. The receiving station had no receipt mission; I'd spent an hour of my time for nothing. Numerous reloads and retrying the mission had no effect - it was a flat-out bug.
Abandoning the mission gave no penalties, but STILL. I was a bit peeved.
I've since set out to make life a living Hell for the People's Heveri Values Party.
They seem to be a rambunctious faction - every CZ in this area is them against someone, so I've been having a WHALE of a good time siding against the People's Party (bloody commies!) and whacking their ships in perfectly legal combat.
I've gained 5% towards my Deadly rank (3% to go!) just smacking their ships - this is FUN!
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Update to my last: my friends, I have discovered ADRENALINE!
LOL what a screwed-up but fun battle. I barely made it out of there with my ship in one piece!
Continuing with my current goal - pointing out to the People's Heveri Values Party that I am dissatisfied with their Customer Support - I entered a High-CZ and took position against them.
There was one TEENY issue - my Krait II runs all G5 Overcharged MC's and a certain brain-dead moron forgot to reload after the last battle.
Ewps.
My defensive systems were full; I rarely need to pop SCB's. Well - I needed them this time - what a battle!
It seemed to be all Vultures and a variety of Heavies this time. I roared in on a Vulture with 3% Shield and opened up - it went down fast to my guns. FA/on, reset, retarget, aim for the guy who's shooting at a green blip, FA/off and unload - another Bad Guy down.
Then I get sledgehammered by an Elite Corvette and everything goes pear-shaped. GOD what a fight - the guy was tough. Beams, cannons and frags all pounding me from close range, quick enough to keep his bow on me and accurate enough that my shields were shredding FAST. My Incendiary MC suite wiped out his shields in no time; he popped SCB's and was right back to full in moments - I gulped. This was going to be hard. Out of ammo on the Class 2's - which included my Corrosive shells - 20% ammo on the mains, I could just keep out of his arc of fire with full belly thrusters, he presented a perfect target, even spoofing like crazy with chaff. I simply de-targeted him and hammered the dude with everything I had; he was impossible to miss from 75m. But I didn't have much left - WAY low on ammo. He was down to 12% hull when his Shields came back up, he instantly popped SCB's to bring them to full. My 3 Large MC's blasted, taking the shields down, but it used the REST of my ammo to do it.
Down to just a few rounds, at full shields and still no damage to my hull but almost no ordnance, I got angry and BOOSTED at the dude.
Ever seen what happens when a Krait slams into a Corvette at 540 m/s?
The Corvette staggered, spun around, tried to recover, but I was ready. I slammed into him again, taking out the rest of his shields and most of what remained of his hull. Down to 3%, he drifted, out of control and burning. Ten rounds from the guns reduced him to 0, and I saluted a HELL of an opponent.
That was when Spec Ops showed up.
Oh...bantha-poodoo.
I can't really describe what happened next. A Spec Ops Vulture tore into me, quickly joined by two others. My Shields went bye-bye, I popped SCB after SCB getting them back up. With only enough minerals for THREE reloads, I wound up in a wild dance between these guys, trying to get enough range and lateral movement to reload my Main guns and after perhaps five minutes of desperate flying, I did - one gun at a time, totally defensive. Xeno's Paradox had seven reloads for her MC3's, two more SCB's, no heatsinks and that was IT.
Those Spec Ops Vultures were tough, but no smarter than other NPC's. I goaded them one by one into attacking while I reverski'd, pounding them with heavy fire and ramming when they turned.
It wasn't enough.
By the end, I was OUT of ammo, no SCB's, shields down, one Vulture and another Corvette pouring fire into me while my mates mopped up ten klicks away. Xeno's Paradox retracted guns, boosted like crazy and escaped the battle with 53% hull.
Like. MAN. THAT was a battle.
I'm back in port, making SURE my guns are reloaded, conducting repairs and having a drink. I'd better visit a Mat trader and see to my reload capacity - something I'd forgotten.
Cheers!
(Xeno's Paradox down and safe...for now. )
LOL what a screwed-up but fun battle. I barely made it out of there with my ship in one piece!
Continuing with my current goal - pointing out to the People's Heveri Values Party that I am dissatisfied with their Customer Support - I entered a High-CZ and took position against them.
There was one TEENY issue - my Krait II runs all G5 Overcharged MC's and a certain brain-dead moron forgot to reload after the last battle.
Ewps.
My defensive systems were full; I rarely need to pop SCB's. Well - I needed them this time - what a battle!
It seemed to be all Vultures and a variety of Heavies this time. I roared in on a Vulture with 3% Shield and opened up - it went down fast to my guns. FA/on, reset, retarget, aim for the guy who's shooting at a green blip, FA/off and unload - another Bad Guy down.
Then I get sledgehammered by an Elite Corvette and everything goes pear-shaped. GOD what a fight - the guy was tough. Beams, cannons and frags all pounding me from close range, quick enough to keep his bow on me and accurate enough that my shields were shredding FAST. My Incendiary MC suite wiped out his shields in no time; he popped SCB's and was right back to full in moments - I gulped. This was going to be hard. Out of ammo on the Class 2's - which included my Corrosive shells - 20% ammo on the mains, I could just keep out of his arc of fire with full belly thrusters, he presented a perfect target, even spoofing like crazy with chaff. I simply de-targeted him and hammered the dude with everything I had; he was impossible to miss from 75m. But I didn't have much left - WAY low on ammo. He was down to 12% hull when his Shields came back up, he instantly popped SCB's to bring them to full. My 3 Large MC's blasted, taking the shields down, but it used the REST of my ammo to do it.
Down to just a few rounds, at full shields and still no damage to my hull but almost no ordnance, I got angry and BOOSTED at the dude.
Ever seen what happens when a Krait slams into a Corvette at 540 m/s?
The Corvette staggered, spun around, tried to recover, but I was ready. I slammed into him again, taking out the rest of his shields and most of what remained of his hull. Down to 3%, he drifted, out of control and burning. Ten rounds from the guns reduced him to 0, and I saluted a HELL of an opponent.
That was when Spec Ops showed up.
Oh...bantha-poodoo.
I can't really describe what happened next. A Spec Ops Vulture tore into me, quickly joined by two others. My Shields went bye-bye, I popped SCB after SCB getting them back up. With only enough minerals for THREE reloads, I wound up in a wild dance between these guys, trying to get enough range and lateral movement to reload my Main guns and after perhaps five minutes of desperate flying, I did - one gun at a time, totally defensive. Xeno's Paradox had seven reloads for her MC3's, two more SCB's, no heatsinks and that was IT.
Those Spec Ops Vultures were tough, but no smarter than other NPC's. I goaded them one by one into attacking while I reverski'd, pounding them with heavy fire and ramming when they turned.
It wasn't enough.
By the end, I was OUT of ammo, no SCB's, shields down, one Vulture and another Corvette pouring fire into me while my mates mopped up ten klicks away. Xeno's Paradox retracted guns, boosted like crazy and escaped the battle with 53% hull.
Like. MAN. THAT was a battle.
I'm back in port, making SURE my guns are reloaded, conducting repairs and having a drink.
I'd better visit a Mat trader and see to my reload capacity - something I'd forgotten.Cheers!
(Xeno's Paradox down and safe...for now.
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