[Jeff Vader]

My trusty Legionnaire. Again, because I'm so shallow. The Sabre may look a bit silly, but the Crusader truly is an abomination of nature.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I liked the Crusader, if only for its six gun banks. It looks like a mutated fish, what with that rear-end and MASSIVE cockpit.

Who here gets a Banshee or Valkyrie after the end of the singleplayer campaign?

[Al Tarket]

im not if you can get valk or banshee in the middle of single player and even so, i would choose drake and falcon over these two anyday.

[Jeff Vader]

after the end of the singleplayer campaign?

On my first go, no. I was a few levels behind. But on other playthroughs, yes. I tend to hog money as much as I can so that I can afford the depressing expenses caused by too elite missiles and mines, as well as countermeasures.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

You can't buy either one during the campaign, simply because both Rhienland ships have more armour and can hold stronger weapons than The Order's Anubis Heavy Fighter. Banshee has 4500 armour; Valkyrie has 5800. The latter can also support up to Class 8 weapons.

Uh, Lobo, missiles and torpedoes are money-eaters. You know that, don't you?

[Jeff Vader]

Uh, Lobo, missiles and torpedoes are money-eaters. You know that, don't you?

Which is why I said I tend to hog money (between story missions) in order to afford rearming with the missiles and mines (torpedoes are actually somewhat puny). Most of the time this happens by just shooting down an insane amount of criminals who I care not about and selling their equipment (and possible loot) at the nearest base. Occasionally, pillaging wrecks is also an option.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Which is why I said I tend to hog money (between story missions) in order to afford rearming with the missiles and mines (torpedoes are actually somewhat puny). Most of the time this happens by just shooting down and insane amount of criminals who I care not about and selling their equipment at the nearest base.

That's an excellent way of making money. I wonder why Stormkeeper's so frustrated about shipping WATER when he can do it like you and get more money.

Do you like to hit enemy fighters with torpedoes too? I used to do that, until I realised that I needed to turn away after I fire one so that I don't die.

[Stormkeeper]

Stormkeeper, why for the love of the Nomads are you transporting water? You should go and shoot down some hostiles (unless you're neutral with everyone, which I doubt).

My battles go like this:

Me: Oh look. A pair of Dragons on their lonesome. *flies over to beat the **** out of them*
And suddenly *BAM* there's 8 of them. Besides, I spent the two hours before that beating the **** out of the Dragons out at Hokkaido.

[Jeff Vader]

Do you like to hit enemy fighters with torpedoes too? I used to do that, until I realised that I needed to turn away after I fire one so that I don't die.

No. I used to use them against capital ships during the campaign, but not anymore because of the mines and missiles.

Stormkeeper, why for the love of the Nomads are you transporting water? You should go and shoot down some hostiles (unless you're neutral with everyone, which I doubt).

My battles go like this:

Me: Oh look. A pair of Dragons on their lonesome. *flies over to beat the **** out of them*
And suddenly *BAM* there's 8 of them. Besides, I spent the two hours before that beating the **** out of the Dragons out at Hokkaido.

Thar be yer problem. Leave the Dragons alone. Beat up the Farmers' Alliance and the Hogosha.

[Stormkeeper]

Well. A bit late to be telling me that. I took on all and any comers.

[Jeff Vader]

It is never too late. Starting from this moment, shoot nothing but the Alliance and the Hogosha. Eventually the Dragons (and the GC) will stop hating you.

A good method is to fly to the Hogosha base in New Tokyo and blast away until your carpal tunnel syndrome reminds you of its existence.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I prefer shooting the Mollys. They have that nice Dublin Duster cannon, don't they (or was that the Gaians)? Once, I used two of them on my Crusader, and I was quite impressed with the decent damage rate.

In any case, I'd rather battle Bounty Hunter Hammerheads than go up against Outcasts in Sabres or Corsairs in Titans. I may not like the Titan, but I certainly acknowledge that it's a terror to attack.

I don't like to do anything in Kusari, Rhienland, or Liberty, for whatever reason. I prefer the Omicron Alpha, Omicron Gamma, Leeds, Omega-11 and Omega-5 systems.

[Al Tarket]

the star killer torpedoes are generally useless against objects that are slow next to stationary such as battleships. on the other side, missiles can be very useful if you can catch them ships before they do sudden turns when heading towards you however the costs are big if not careful. i have used missiles before in a fights, they can end a fight very quickly if lucky enough, if your even more lucky you can kill them before they hit your shields.

as for mines they are generally useless, if the enemy is not close enough when their about to pass beside you and you launch a mine it will continue to fly around until it either hits something even you or burns it's self out. even more costly then missiles in some cases. use mines only if you know you are going to hit the enemy ship or ships.

i kill the xenos as inter-galactically everyone hates them except zoners, and if you have the money you can get a bribe off them.

[Jeff Vader]

I prefer shooting the Mollys. They have that nice Dublin Duster cannon, don't they (or was that the Gaians)? Once, I used two of them on my Crusader, and I was quite impressed with the decent damage rate.

Meh. Dublin Dusters are toys. The Angelitos do the same thing, except with better range and damage output (and power consumption).

as for mines they are generally useless, if the enemy is not close enough when their about to pass beside you and you launch a mine it will continue to fly around until it either hits something even you or burns it's self out. even more costly then missiles in some cases. use mines only if you know you are going to hit the enemy ship or ships.

If you try to run away from ships, a couple of mines might act as a deterrant, giving you some time to breathe. And in conjunction with proper missiles, they are a good tool against larger ships (namely cruisers and battleships).

[Al Tarket]

but again it's still useless, because by the time you released your mines, the enemy notices it and evades and still has you in range using strafing moves, unless your up against an ai... now thats whole different story.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Mines are especially useful against weapons platforms. Just fly around it in a circle and keep pressing the E key.

If you see the enemy coming head-on towards you, deplete his/her/its shields, fire a torpedo and turn away. It'll usually hit, although it also misses at times. Whatever you do, don't keep flying forward, or else you will die horribly. I did that twice while flying the Dragon, and while I survived the first one, I didn't the second one.

When you play the game on 1.00 difficulty, how many Nanobots and/or Shield Batteries are you left with the moment you destroy the second Nomad Shield Generator in the Dyson's Sphere? I was left with no Shield Batteries or Nanobots when I blew that generator up.

[Jeff Vader]

When you play the game on 1.00 difficulty, how many Nanobots and/or Shield Batteries are you left with the moment you destroy the second Nomad Shield Generator in the Dyson's Sphere? I was left with no Shield Batteries or Nanobots when I blew that generator up.

Not too many, but I can always refill by taking out a couple'o fighters. I concider the Nomad Lair mission to be more dangerous.

[Al Tarket]

that nomad lair mission is fun, trying to dodge some gunboats and hordes of enemy transparent fighters .

something else i would defiantly like to know, i it possible to edit the appearance of trent, unlock the jumpgates like the one in magellan and sigma to berlin? and my final one is how to change the ship lights from standard orange to say red or purple?.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Weeeeelll, it's a bit tricky, but I think it can be done by modifying the INI files in the game folders.

A simpler option might be to try the Discovery Mod.

[Al Tarket]

i tried it a while back and to be honest, its crap. it crashes one too many times and their are too many bugs in that version.