The Donts of the X Universe and other stupid mistakes.
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(X2)DO try getting chased across a Xenon sector by two M2's while you are in a Nova (The Nova is slower than the M2's and its good fun) DON'T forget to save.
DON'T approach a station while you are manually docking at full speed thinking "yeah ill be able to slow down before i hit" particularly if you have been docking using the auto pilot for ages.
DON'T use autopilot to fight in the ship you are using, fight yourself (not literally)
DON'T approach a station while you are manually docking at full speed thinking "yeah ill be able to slow down before i hit" particularly if you have been docking using the auto pilot for ages.
DON'T use autopilot to fight in the ship you are using, fight yourself (not literally)
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Don't think you can prevent NPC traders from entering a station by poisitioning yourself in front of the dock.
I was waiting for a power plant to produce enough cells to get to 9 credits, and I saw a NPC mercury was heading for the SPP, obviously to buy cells. So I put my own mercury in front of the dock expecting the NPC autopilot to maneuver to avoid me, SETAed for a bit, and promptly died as the NPC ship crashed into me, bumping my ship enough that it crashed into the station.
I was waiting for a power plant to produce enough cells to get to 9 credits, and I saw a NPC mercury was heading for the SPP, obviously to buy cells. So I put my own mercury in front of the dock expecting the NPC autopilot to maneuver to avoid me, SETAed for a bit, and promptly died as the NPC ship crashed into me, bumping my ship enough that it crashed into the station.
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Don't forget to upgrade the shield on your new M2... I couldn't figure out why a couple of priates were damaging my brand new Titan. It had GPPC's and BPPC's everywhere...But everytime I got the ship under attack message I would look and it was suffering hull damage.. After repaing it several times at $20 Mill a wack I pulled it back to my base to look at it... Imagine my chagrin when I saw it still only had 1 125 MJ shield
yeowch.... <makes mental note>Black Gryphon wrote:Don't forget to upgrade the shield on your new M2... I couldn't figure out why a couple of priates were damaging my brand new Titan. It had GPPC's and BPPC's everywhere...But everytime I got the ship under attack message I would look and it was suffering hull damage.. After repaing it several times at $20 Mill a wack I pulled it back to my base to look at it... Imagine my chagrin when I saw it still only had 1 125 MJ shield
just a hint for getting across xenon sectors.
Dive!
dive below the ecliptic plane, as far below as possible, on seta, then go across to the gate you're trying to get to, then come up again.
just make sure to pray while you're at it.
it works for me (altho i dont do the praying bit, but you get the idea)
Dive!
dive below the ecliptic plane, as far below as possible, on seta, then go across to the gate you're trying to get to, then come up again.
just make sure to pray while you're at it.
it works for me (altho i dont do the praying bit, but you get the idea)
Don't forget to install windscreen wipers on your ships, you can't get out of your ship in the middle of a busy sector to clean spacefly (or the pilot whose ship you are about to capture's) guts off your windscreen
Don't cook your tea over the jets of your ship.
Don't cook your tea over the jets of your ship.
Don't pull the wings off space flies
I have half a mind to kill you, and the other half agrees
A cat for a hat, or a hat for a cat. But nothing for nothing.
I have half a mind to kill you, and the other half agrees
A cat for a hat, or a hat for a cat. But nothing for nothing.
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While running LVs Race Response Fleets, don't accidentally hit a NPC station with Hammerhead or Firestorm missiles.
Result: Christmas Time, with a side order of Typhoons.
Result: Christmas Time, with a side order of Typhoons.
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I am actually tempted, now that i am in THAT part of the story line, to hire a few other races TLs and send them into paranid space... and sit back and wait for race responce fleets kick in.....Jakesnake5 wrote:While running LVs Race Response Fleets, don't accidentally hit a NPC station with Hammerhead or Firestorm missiles.
Result: Christmas Time, with a side order of Typhoons.