Notus Hauler?
Posted: Sun, 27. Dec 09, 17:21
I am playing X3:TC - 2.5 - Total Vanilla and have NEVER used any mods to cause anything to happen outside the way the original game was made
I was flying from my Hub into Ore belt to pick up my next Plutrach Corp mission when i spotted a HUGE convoy of "Argon Nova" i thought this in itself was quite odd as they didnt say Millitary or Plutrach or have anouther corp prefix. Then i spotted that the where all set to "Escort Notus Hauler" At which point i thought a WHAT!! I scrolled back up and sure enough there was Notus Hauler at the top of the list...
I forgot all about my Corp mission and followed it as it flew through the east gate into my Hub! In the hub i saved and thought i'd try to "relieve" the pilot of his ship! So i start shooting as soon as it turns red all its convoy jumps and leaves the Notus on its own! - I think Great makes my job easier! and return to blastin' away his shields. At 90% hull i comm him and ask him to surrender and he says quite politely "NO" so i return to blasting with my weaker weapons lowering his hull very slowly sometimes allowing his shields to replenish a bit.
At 87% hull he turns blue and i think YES I win then notice the familiar flash of the ship as it jumps just as its convoy had done much earlier.
Ive reloaded and tried again twice with the same effect
1. Notus goes red - Convoy leaves
2. Notus hull 87% (ish) Notus jumps
Now for the questions!!
1. Im confused about the random behavior -- has anyone else had this?
2. This is the first time ive seen the ship "Notus Hauler" its supposedly the Otas M3 but its unbuyable from the Otas Shipyard. Will it be buyable when i get higher Corp level?
3. Will i ever see the thing flying around randomly more often or not?
4. is it actually captureable? Or worth having?
5. Does anyone else think it looks good or is that me being weird again?
6. Are you bored after reading all this?? Sorry this was a rather long post
Thanks for any answers
Jon
I was flying from my Hub into Ore belt to pick up my next Plutrach Corp mission when i spotted a HUGE convoy of "Argon Nova" i thought this in itself was quite odd as they didnt say Millitary or Plutrach or have anouther corp prefix. Then i spotted that the where all set to "Escort Notus Hauler" At which point i thought a WHAT!! I scrolled back up and sure enough there was Notus Hauler at the top of the list...
I forgot all about my Corp mission and followed it as it flew through the east gate into my Hub! In the hub i saved and thought i'd try to "relieve" the pilot of his ship! So i start shooting as soon as it turns red all its convoy jumps and leaves the Notus on its own! - I think Great makes my job easier! and return to blastin' away his shields. At 90% hull i comm him and ask him to surrender and he says quite politely "NO" so i return to blasting with my weaker weapons lowering his hull very slowly sometimes allowing his shields to replenish a bit.
At 87% hull he turns blue and i think YES I win then notice the familiar flash of the ship as it jumps just as its convoy had done much earlier.
Ive reloaded and tried again twice with the same effect
1. Notus goes red - Convoy leaves
2. Notus hull 87% (ish) Notus jumps
Now for the questions!!
1. Im confused about the random behavior -- has anyone else had this?
2. This is the first time ive seen the ship "Notus Hauler" its supposedly the Otas M3 but its unbuyable from the Otas Shipyard. Will it be buyable when i get higher Corp level?
3. Will i ever see the thing flying around randomly more often or not?
4. is it actually captureable? Or worth having?
5. Does anyone else think it looks good or is that me being weird again?
6. Are you bored after reading all this?? Sorry this was a rather long post
Thanks for any answers
Jon