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Post by pccenter » Tue, 20. Feb 07, 18:49

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Post by feddyhampster » Tue, 20. Feb 07, 23:45

Thank you. i did notice sum ships flyin in thet direction but i always gave up following after they dissapered off the map. i've learnt my lesson.

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Post by apricotslice » Sun, 21. Oct 07, 09:19

Finally updated for Version 2. :oops:

I'd updated it in the X3 Handbook, in another section and never done it here.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Post by Capt_Newbie » Sun, 2. Dec 07, 04:55

Jakesnake5 wrote:I use the JD transfer routine to safely get the Mamba Raider out of it's little hole too.
Whoops, I clicked on the wrong post, but while i'm here, when I got the hang of sneaking up to 1.5m of the Mamba, then spacewalking the rest of the way and claming it, I just pointed it East and hightailed it out of there. I may have got lucky with the location of the mines, though. The tricky part was getting to the gate without attracting pirates.

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Post by Capt_Newbie » Sun, 2. Dec 07, 05:13

pjknibbs wrote:You won't get that Falcon out of there without a jumpdrive. As I recall the ship has no shielding at all when you find it, even though it's capable of mounting 2x125MJ shields, and at 73 m/s you will just get seven bells shot out of you before you clear the gate in the Xenon sector.
But I really intended to reply to this post. I haven't reached the Falcon yet, but it sounds like a neat prize. When I got the Scorpion out of a Xenon system, though, I did it by claiming the ship, scooting back to my Starburst - 1120mps (are those the right units?), how nippy is that? - and leading the Xenon ships away from the wrong side of the gate, then instructing the Scorpion to leave the system while I kept the gearheads busy. Don't know if this would work with the Falcon, but all that transferring of goods sounds like a stressful task if distracting the enemy works just as well.

Just one grumble, though, especially with regard to these cannisters, if they exist in my version. I can't seem to input coordinates to 'Move to position'. Should there be a place on the screen where the numbers appear when you type them into the Numpad, or am I typing blind? And while punching in the first two numbers elicits a couple of beeps, the last one doesn't. What, specifically, should I be doing with 'Ins'? Holding it down, tapping it first, what? Any suggestions gratefully received, thanks.

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Post by pjknibbs » Sun, 2. Dec 07, 08:44

WHen you use Move To Position you use the 2,4,6,8 keys on the numeric keypad to move a cursor around the map. The coordinates the cursor is placed at appear at the bottom right of the map (in kilometres, not metres--that occasionally makes a difference). Use INSERT to flip the map vertically so you can modify the third coordinate.

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Post by Capt_Newbie » Sun, 2. Dec 07, 13:59

Ta, I'll give that a go tonight :)

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Post by Capt_Newbie » Sun, 2. Dec 07, 20:46

Ah, it worked just fine, but I can't see any comtainers. I read somewhere that these 'Easter Eggs' don't appear in the 'vanilla' version of the game, which is a shame. It certainly would save time building up enough cash for a decent ship like, a Titan, say. 'Course, it also means a lot of flying about...

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Post by pjknibbs » Sun, 2. Dec 07, 22:18

The freebie ships are available in vanilla games--they were introduced in X3 1.0 and have remained in every subsequent version. If you can't find it, then there are three possibilities:

a) You have a script or mod installed that's removed the freebie.
b) You're looking in the wrong sector.
c) You're looking in the wrong location in the sector.

Whereabouts exactly are you looking, and which ship are you expecting to find when you get there?

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Post by Jakesnake5 » Sun, 2. Dec 07, 23:59

In order for you to 'see' those secret containers, you have to be within 100m of it. That means, being VERY precise in setting your 'Move to Position' coords. It takes practice, but it can be done.
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Post by Skyblade » Mon, 3. Dec 07, 03:42

first off the falcon sentinel i got out by flying it through the xenon sector
and in my game it came with 1 125mj shield.
and to find hidden jumpgate i got to the sector then use jump and move to position with jump drive and move the cursor to the side of the map where i think the gate will be

like maelstrom i move the cursor to the far west edge when i jump i come out the west gate (it saves flying all over the place looking for it)

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Post by Damec » Sat, 22. Mar 08, 18:24

Is in sector 10,18 more ships-item or just Nova??

Plz help

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Post by apricotslice » Sun, 23. Mar 08, 02:08

The Nova is in the second unknown sector below Maelstrom.
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This is the same sector as the BalaGi missions puts the group of ships salvaged by the Yaki. So if your doing the BalaGi missions, you will find the Nova there as well. If you havent started the missions yet, then only the Nova will be there.

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Post by apricotslice » Tue, 9. Dec 08, 02:16

Updated with the Derelict ships for Terran Conflict.

If someone has a list of the containers, let me know so I can add them too.

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Post by Baldy Pevsner » Sat, 3. Jan 09, 20:45

I saw the edit in the first post but I'm still lost. Where is the 'Quickstart'? I've just installed the game and none of the starting options give me a Buster.

Thanks.

/EDIT/ Right, sorry, I just noticed this is for X3, it's listed in green as X3T so I thought it referred to Terran conflict.

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Post by maphys » Sat, 3. Jan 09, 22:02

apricotslice wrote:Updated with the Derelict ships for Terran Conflict.

If someone has a list of the containers, let me know so I can add them too.
I got given:

Menelaus' Oasis (South)-> Unknown Sector [18-16]
75000 Credits -=- 21.1,5,-12.3
Unholy Descent (West)-> Unknown Sector (South)-> Unknown Sector [7-16]
60000 Credits -=- 70,84.7,-25
10 Windstalker Missiles -=- 55,71.2,-40
Spaceweed Grove [11-10]
25 Space Weed -=- -42.1,-1,56
Heretic's End [13-4]
5 Keris -=- -18.7,1.77,76
Maelstrom (West)-> Unknown Sector (South)-> Unknown Sector [18-10]
10 Wildfire Missiles -=- -14.9,0.46,3.52
Saturn 3 [16-1]
15 Poltergeist Missiles -=- 26.5,-9.04,19.7
Oort Cloud (South)-> Unknown Sector (East)-> Unknown Sector (South)-> Unknown Sector (West)-> Unknown Sector [7-5]
10 Shadow Missiles -=- -50,4.31,27.8
Patriarch's Retreat [9-2]
10 Microchips -=- -14.6,-12.3,52.8
Atreus' Clouds [3-2]
10 Rapier Missiles -=- 40.6,0,16.2
Empire's Edge [1-7]
10 Banshee Missiles -=- -51,-15,-14.5
Aldrin [13-10]
20000 Credits -=- -65,38.1,-58.6

But it needs confirming. And I haven't yet as the rewards seem a bit feeble - nothing unique or fun!

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Post by apricotslice » Sun, 4. Jan 09, 00:10

I got a list not long ago but havent yet had a chance to check them. On my list of things to do.

Baldy Pevsner, noted, I'll make a note of that sometime.

To get the same thing now, you would use the trader start. Cant remember the name offhand.

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Post by Baldy Pevsner » Sun, 4. Jan 09, 15:35

apricotslice wrote:To get the same thing now, you would use the trader start. Cant remember the name offhand.
Thanks, although I'm still struggling. I tried the trader start (it's called Humble Merchant) and I'm instructed to get the flight training, started that, everything going okay till he asks me to fire at some crates. Problem is, no lasers. I tried ejecting and getting into my other ship but that hasn't got any either. So I have to tell him I'm bailing out of the training and now I'm just drifting about, is this the right time to start following your guide, even though I'm weapon less?

Cheers.

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Post by pjknibbs » Sun, 4. Jan 09, 15:57

Well, Humble Merchant is all about trading (as the name implies), so it's not surprising you don't start with any weapons. (The game probably shouldn't encourage you to do the flight training when you can't possibly complete it, but that's another matter).

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Post by AjRyder » Sun, 4. Jan 09, 17:09

The Starburst ship is it also in X3 TC?
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