My question...
As far as I remember, the C64 version of 'Elite' had only three special missions: buying some Trumbles, hunting down the Constrictor and delivering secret Thargoid plans.
In other versions of the game there is also a mission where you have to destroy a cloaked ship, which is not visible on the radar. According to my online searching, the ship type is called 'Cat' or 'Cougar' (see
http://www.neilwallis.com/elitejava/yardbbc2.htm for a 3d image)
Over 20 years ago I played the German version of 'Elite' on my C64 and know for sure that I met this exact ship there, invisible and everything... however I didn't get a cloaking device after destroying it (dropped container only had normal cargo in it).
Now I wonder if anyone else has ever found this ship in the
C64 version, and/or if the existance of this ship in that version has already been mentioned anywhere?