To All New X2 Players - Starting Out * SPOILER ? * UPDATED

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Sat, 21. Feb 04, 19:57

they do, and they show up all over the place. but most of the time you leave them alone they will do the same.

Monkeh · Post by **Monkeh** » Sun, 22. Feb 04, 14:00

Bump because it's great.

easternblocrobotcowboy

bump. this needs to be sticky

Post by **CBJ** » Mon, 23. Feb 04, 00:26

If you want people to find there way here, I suggest you ask Darshu to add a link from his Ultimate Guide thread, or add the information in if it isn't already there.

SoloUK · Post by **SoloUK** » Mon, 23. Feb 04, 15:25

Great heelp. but how do I sell one of my ships ?

easternblocrobotcowboy

Darshu, if you see this can you add alink into the front page of your ultimate guide? This was very helpful to me when I first started.

TW

Uss_Defiant · Post by **Uss_Defiant** » Tue, 24. Feb 04, 02:41

SoloUK wrote:Great heelp. but how do I sell one of my ships ?

I'll second this question. Help plz!
Fist post, hopefully one of many... yey!

Post by **Nanook** » Tue, 24. Feb 04, 03:11

Uss_Defiant wrote:
SoloUK wrote:Great heelp. but how do I sell one of my ships ?
I'll second this question. Help plz!
Fist post, hopefully one of many... yey!

First, welcome to the X-Universe.

To sell a ship, first you can't be flying it. This means you need to be in another ship. To transfer to a different ship, it needs to be in the same station as you are. Then press 'x'. It will show the other ship. Press enter and you are now in the other ship.

Next, tell the ship you want to sell to fly to the nearest shipyard/wharf/etc.
While still docked, press 'L' to show landed ships. Highlight your ship and press enter. Then press 'c' for console and '1' for navigation. Then select '2' for dock at station. This pops up the universe map from which you select the sector where the shipyard resides. Once in the sector map, highlight the shipyard on the list and hit enter. Your ship is now on its way.

Once the ship docks with the shipyard, trade with that station and your ship should be at the top of the list. If it has hull damage, your ship will show up twice. The upper listing shows the hull percentage and how much it costs to repair 1%. Don't bother repairing if you're selling. You'll lose money.

The lower listing (or the only one if there's no damage) shows the selling price of your ship. Highlight your ship and use the arrow keys to select it.
Then press enter and Voila!, instant cash.

AnonyMoose · Post by **AnonyMoose** » Sat, 28. Feb 04, 04:51

I read somewhere that the Khaak will attack after you get your second factory regardless of whether you do the plot missions.

I also found it was easy to set up an ore mine in either Herron's Nebula or Red Light (I think, there are 2 sectors with 25 yield asteroids in argon space) straight off the bat after selling the shields from the argon express. Then I just left SETA on and went to sleep.

masterkim · Post by **masterkim** » Sun, 29. Feb 04, 15:53

This is more like I was expecting to find in the manual, very helpful.

DiablOs_21 · Post by **DiablOs_21** » Sun, 29. Feb 04, 23:22

Great stuff, hope this gets sticky.

Just one question though, How do you transfer equipment to yr new ship from yr old? And um...is it not a good idea to keep yr disco as a wing man to guard yr transporter? laugh at me if u want, but im new at this....

CGrand · Post by **CGrand** » Tue, 2. Mar 04, 17:44

extra note on selling ships theirs an old X-tension trick that works

If for example you buying an M3 and want to sell you m4, at the SAME TIME, do this

1) fly to a shipyard/warfh and stop just outside the door eject into space, now order you ship to dock

2) now dock with the shipyard youself in the space suit

3) you can now sell your orgionall ship

- just be certain you can afford a new one!

Post by **Nanook** » Tue, 2. Mar 04, 20:46

DiablOs_21 wrote:Great stuff, hope this gets sticky.

Just one question though, How do you transfer equipment to yr new ship from yr old? And um...is it not a good idea to keep yr disco as a wing man to guard yr transporter? laugh at me if u want, but im new at this....

Easiest way to transfer equipment is to dock both ships at the same station, press 'L' to show landed ships, chose the ship you aren't flying, and bring up its info screen. Then press 'X' to exchange freight and you're given a listing of equipment on both ships. Use the left/right arrow keys to move equipment back and forth and press enter to complete the transfer.

As far as using the disco as a guard, don't bother. It will get blown away by the first enemy it encounters. If you use this quickstart method, you'll soon have enough credits to buy another one if you really want. The disco is really only useful for exploring, deploying satellites and doing BBS missions that require an M5.

DiablOs_21 · Post by **DiablOs_21** » Tue, 2. Mar 04, 21:11

Many thanks!

More questions now

I've bought a Boron Mantra using yr great tips, I want to be able to mine roids as a kinda second income....what do I need to equip the Mantra with and where to buy mining tools? All I saw at the equipment dock was mineral scanners.....can you also buy like uh a mining probe that does most of it for you?

Post by **Nanook** » Tue, 2. Mar 04, 22:59

The only freighters that can use the Mobile Mining laser are the Paranid Demeter, the Split Caiman and the Teladi Vulture. Sorry.

For a complete how-to on mining, see this thread:

http://www.egosoft.com/x2/forum/viewtop ... sc&start=0

Mining is fun and profitable. Good Luck

LB3233 · Post by **LB3233** » Tue, 2. Mar 04, 23:16

damn good guide for $$ it will save me much $$

LB3233 · Post by **LB3233** » Tue, 2. Mar 04, 23:17

damn good guide for $$ it will save me much $$

DiablOs_21 · Post by **DiablOs_21** » Tue, 2. Mar 04, 23:37

Nanook wrote:The only freighters that can use the Mobile Mining laser are the Paranid Demeter, the Split Caiman and the Teladi Vulture. Sorry.

For a complete how-to on mining, see this thread:

http://www.egosoft.com/x2/forum/viewtop ... sc&start=0

Mining is fun and profitable. Good Luck

Many thanks Nanook...Guess I'll try out yr trading tips then save up.
***Note to mod's.....Sticky this pls!***

Circumcisor · Post by **Circumcisor** » Wed, 3. Mar 04, 00:33

A few more tips for the start if you're going to try X-Treme difficulty.

On X-Treme you start with 100 credits and a completely bare ship - every extra credit counts. You won't even be able to start the missions for several hours as you need to upgrade your ship first.

When docking in stations, don't press ESC straight away but fly inside, look around, pick up the dropped freight that is sometimes there. Equipment docks are often useful places to look. Be careful that the Disco can only carry small freight so it might not fit in your bay, just fly up to it slowly (<3ms), press "O" to open bay and - hey presto, free stuff to sell. If it doesn't fit you will bump it, this might cause a small bit of damage to your ship (especially as you can't afford shields yet) if you're going too fast, but it's not worth spending the cash to repair. Press ESC to exit the station again or fly into a bay to dock.

I've picked up salvage insurance (very useful), energy cells, missiles, mass driver ammunition (sell for 1,340 per unit), space flies (3,000 per unit at pirate bases), fighter drones (2,000 at some trading stations), navigation satellites (6,400 at some trading stations) and even 3 units of Nividium (20,000 each at some Paranid Jewellery ranches: try Sacred Relic). Nividium is XL so you have to get in your Manta or a TS to pick it up. All good free stuff, and a very handy source of cash early on in any game.

Also look around to see where pirates are being killed by NPC's - they often drop missiles or cargo you can pick up and sell for more free cash. Silkworms or Dragonflys will get you a few thousand each.

Travelling round without SETA is a pain, but the computer control key "U" is dead handy - target the station, press U, sit back and wait as you autodock with it. Or press Shift-d. Try picking up free stuff until you can afford SETA upgrade and a few cargo extensions, then get a bay full of energy cells for 9cr each, and sell them for 22 at needy places. Switch to argnu beef when you can afford it and do a few runs between cahoona bakeries and cattle ranches. Gradually increase your bay size as credits allow, until you hit the 30 which is needed for the first mission. The cash reward for this is a big bonus after struggling along for hours with a few hundred in the bank.

My top tip for starters: avoid fighting until you have a fully equipped M4. Run away. Just for now - then come back and kick their ass when your ship will last more than five seconds, and then on to a life of piracy, ship theft, wanton astronaut murder and petty crime - sorry, I mean gentle trading and factory management of course.

raliel · Post by **raliel** » Wed, 3. Mar 04, 16:10

great advice!

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