Escape Velocity: Nova on Windows is OUT!

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2003-08-01 12:38pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
Solid Snake wrote:Christ, how do you people get new ships and weapons so fast? I've been playing for like 3 days and i still have a heavy shuttle. And how can i use the hypergate system?
It's too easy to make money in the start, buying luxury goods in Europa and selling them on Earth, but first get at least one terrapin, and then hire other terrapins when you get the money. After that, get a frigate and start changing terrapins to frigates when you have the money. After that just buy a mod starbridge and try to kill pirates n stuff so you up your combat rating and have access to the better missions like Sigma or the Polaris thread.

Europa to Earth?

Thanks for the advice!
Oh btw, Slartibartfast, your signature=ownage. Face to fist style! How doya like that?

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-08-01 01:24pm

Solid Snake wrote:Europa to Earth? Thanks for the advice!
Oh btw, Slartibartfast, your signature=ownage. Face to fist style! How doya like that?

"I'm bleeding, thus making me the victor!"

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-01 01:29pm

Slartibartfast wrote:I've already conquered half of the Auroran space with my fl33t of 7 Raven-class motherfuckers

EDIT: Right now I'm making 300k a day doing nothing... I feel like Bill Gates when taking a dump. Each single jump gives me a million Funny, that's the way I bought all those Ravens, just capturing a shitty "houseless" ship and trying to jump back into Polaroid space without the multi-jump... by the time I reached Mu'Hari I had another 5-6 millions or so.

I dunno why but I really like how that sounds LOL

Slartibartfast wrote:
Solid Snake wrote:Christ, how do you people get new ships and weapons so fast? I've been playing for like 3 days and i still have a heavy shuttle. And how can i use the hypergate system?
It's too easy to make money in the start, buying luxury goods in Europa and selling them on Earth, but first get at least one terrapin, and then hire other terrapins when you get the money. After that, get a frigate and start changing terrapins to frigates when you have the money. After that just buy a mod starbridge and try to kill pirates n stuff so you up your combat rating and have access to the better missions like Sigma or the Polaris thread.

Thanks for the juicy tip.

/me decides to start over and avoid that damn Vellos thing...

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-08-01 03:22pm

Save the Vell-os file. Just after the register 'cutoff' you can buy normal ships again, I think. Besides, you get a Javelin.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-01 06:19pm

SirNitram wrote:Save the Vell-os file. Just after the register 'cutoff' you can buy normal ships again, I think. Besides, you get a Javelin.

Roger that, fellow Black Mage.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-08-02 06:06am

shit....I got screwed on the United Shipping/Auroran mission....one too many planetary stops screwed me up big time, so that I get to the target planet one day late (GAAAH!)

If I fail this mission, can I get it again, or am I just hosed?

Shadowhawk · Post by **Shadowhawk** » 2003-08-02 06:57am

I think all the storyline missions are one-shot. If you fail, that's it.
It really sucks on Auroran missions, since a single Drop Bear incident could take a couple -weeks- to recover from.
Which is why I do all time-critical Auroran missions ASAP and hope I don't get Drop-Beared on every damn planet I land on.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-08-02 07:35am

Did a little test...had to ditch my nice, stolen Aurora Cruiser (and my escort Pirate Enterprise) for a tiny-assed fighter, but I got the job done.

Damn, everything takes longer with bigger ships. Understandable, but annoying.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-02 05:11pm

The Polaris arc rocks. Especially the cloaking organ. Muhahaa.

I AM ORY'HARA!

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2003-08-02 05:13pm

Dalton wrote:The Polaris arc rocks. Especially the cloaking organ. Muhahaa.

I AM ORY'HARA!

Booya.

Now I just wish I had a fscking printer so I could mail off the registration thing.. Do my worries never end?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-02 06:23pm

Ouch. Got a Terrapin (named it the Big Ugly Fat 'Fella") and turned down the fucking Vellos.

Once in orbit, a Feddy Carrier and a buncha Destroyers took it upon themselves to Erase me from space in 3 seconds flat!!

They had Railguns. I had a Blaster. Same results as the same scenario in a Quake 2 server playing Q2DM8, with several Rail G(+)dz playing...

/me will try again...

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-02 07:49pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Ouch. Got a Terrapin (named it the Big Ugly Fat 'Fella") and turned down the fucking Vellos.

Once in orbit, a Feddy Carrier and a buncha Destroyers took it upon themselves to Erase me from space in 3 seconds flat!!

They had Railguns. I had a Blaster. Same results as the same scenario in a Quake 2 server playing Q2DM8, with several Rail G(+)dz playing...

/me will try again...

If you're gonna refuse the Vell-os, it's in your best interests to buy an afterburner and burn space right after you take off. In fact, plot a course south of Alphara while you're still on-planet. Like he suggested, head for Auroran space - but watch out because the Feds WILL pursue you.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-02 08:18pm

Dalton wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Ouch. Got a Terrapin (named it the Big Ugly Fat 'Fella") and turned down the fucking Vellos.

Once in orbit, a Feddy Carrier and a buncha Destroyers took it upon themselves to Erase me from space in 3 seconds flat!!

They had Railguns. I had a Blaster. Same results as the same scenario in a Quake 2 server playing Q2DM8, with several Rail G(+)dz playing...

/me will try again...
If you're gonna refuse the Vell-os, it's in your best interests to buy an afterburner and burn space right after you take off. In fact, plot a course south of Alphara while you're still on-planet. Like he suggested, head for Auroran space - but watch out because the Feds WILL pursue you.

Roger that, Dalton. I'll do just that!!

Where's Alphara?

Nevermind, I'm ok. I just happened to find myself in the most desolate corner of the whole damn universe with no energy...

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-02 08:58pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Roger that, Dalton. I'll do just that!!

Where's Alphara?

One system south of Sol, as I recall. It borders on Auroran space.

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Nevermind, I'm ok. I just happened to find myself in the most desolate corner of the whole damn universe with no energy...

Two words: solar panels

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-02 09:12pm

Dalton wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Nevermind, I'm ok. I just happened to find myself in the most desolate corner of the whole damn universe with no energy...
Two words: solar panels

And now no money...

I entered Auroran space with thirteen thousand and no weaps.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-02 09:14pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Dalton wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Nevermind, I'm ok. I just happened to find myself in the most desolate corner of the whole damn universe with no energy...
Two words: solar panels
And now no money...

I entered Auroran space with thirteen thousand and no weaps.

Do you have a death wish?

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-02 09:18pm

Dalton wrote:
Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:
Dalton wrote: Two words: solar panels
And now no money...

I entered Auroran space with thirteen thousand and no weaps.
Do you have a death wish?

No but the Feddies do. Mine!

Now I'm adrift with 1% hull, no shields, nothing, and sixty six dollars (well not any more after that stupid Houseless ship was done)

EDIT: Maybe this is a good time for a Do-Over...

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2003-08-03 01:58am

My current ship:

Yeah, I'm a newb...but hey, I'm a newb with style.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-03 03:59am

Hmm.

I started up two other games.

Jet Black is well on the way to becoming the Ory'hara. The Bebop is currently a Zephyr, complete with a bio-relay laser (or two? I forget), a Wraith cannon and a cloaking organ (second edition!). Hyperdrive is facilitated with the very nice Tunneling organ, which requires no slowdown. Currently working up towards a Scarab.
The entire Federation is currently very pissed off at me, and the Aurorans don't like me very much either.

El Kabong is currently a T3 (or T2, I forgot that one too), flying the Trogdor, an Arrow-class Vellos "ship" with a Flower of Spring and a Summer Bloom. This ship fucking kicks ass. I mean jeez, no inertia, energy for 14 jumps, instant hyperdrive (like the Tunneling organ, but faster) and it can stop on a dime...and I can do 15k passenger ferrys and 40k cargo runs since everybody is in awe of me. The spatial sense is very nice too since I don't need to buy maps anymore.
The Polaris don't like me and I'm currently a Bureau slave.

All three of my games have run into the registration cutoffs

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2003-08-03 10:34am

Dalton wrote:Hmm.

I started up two other games.

Jet Black is well on the way to becoming the Ory'hara. The Bebop is currently a Zephyr, complete with a bio-relay laser (or two? I forget), a Wraith cannon and a cloaking organ (second edition!). Hyperdrive is facilitated with the very nice Tunneling organ, which requires no slowdown. Currently working up towards a Scarab.
The entire Federation is currently very pissed off at me, and the Aurorans don't like me very much either.

El Kabong is currently a T3 (or T2, I forgot that one too), flying the Trogdor, an Arrow-class Vellos "ship" with a Flower of Spring and a Summer Bloom. This ship fucking kicks ass. I mean jeez, no inertia, energy for 14 jumps, instant hyperdrive (like the Tunneling organ, but faster) and it can stop on a dime...and I can do 15k passenger ferrys and 40k cargo runs since everybody is in awe of me. The spatial sense is very nice too since I don't need to buy maps anymore.
The Polaris don't like me and I'm currently a Bureau slave.

All three of my games have run into the registration cutoffs

Hella nice!!

Anyways, I forgot that my Terrapin had a chaingun on it, so I tossed that, all 25 chains of ammo, and some food I had (the pirating by the houseless Auroran ship hadn't happened in this branch of the timeline) overboard on a planet and raised just enough money to get a solar panel. Now to get these damn mission cargoes to their destinations and find some trade routes in Aurora Space...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-03 02:58pm

Nothing beats a Raven with:

2 Capacitor Pulse Lasers
6 Bio-Relay Lasers
2 200mm Railguns
2 Turreted Bio-Relay Lasers
2 Turreted Fusion Cannon
2 Stormfire CIWS Turrets

All Sigma Upgrades except the cargo->mass one
Vectored Thurst, Port n' Polish, Horizontal Booster
Four Sensor Boosts
Cloak
2 Fusion Reactors + 1 M/AM Reactor
Both Polaris Jammers + Pirate Jammer
Various armor and shield boosts

I'm considering starting a new game with the Storyline Reset plugin so that I can get the Unrelenting and then do the Polaris storyline, thus making the ultimate ship

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-03 03:29pm

I hate you Phong.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2003-08-03 03:57pm

There's a plugin that lets you buy any ship variant (provided you can buy the regular ship) - so if you get a Niki'mas Raven you get 4 relay lasers

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-03 04:01pm

I've seen that plugin. However, the Unrelenting with the best of both Polaris and Pirate tech would rock

That thing has so much space (second only to the Heavy Weapons Pirate Carrier)

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-04 05:01pm

For the ultimate unregistered money-making thrill you will need:

An United Shipping Courier license
A Polaris ship such as a Zephyr or a Striker
One second-edition Cloaking Device
One Tunneling organ
One Multi-jump organ
One afterburner
5,000cr for bribe money
A Federation that's very pissed off at you

Bribe the dockmaster, land on any Federation planet and take an UNS job. As long as you have a shipment mission you have carte blanche to land on the specified planets. Once you make the delivery, head to the Mission BBS and pick up another job.

Rinse, repeat. Watch all the little blue dots go red. Tangle with the occasional pissed-off Vell-os.

It's Fedex with guns!

StarDestroyer.Net BBS

Escape Velocity: Nova on Windows is OUT!

Thrilling!