Stop, Thief! (Helper for Return Stolen Ship Missions)

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Stop, Thief!
(for Return Stolen Ship Missions)
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Features

• Hotkey slightly improves chance of capturing stolen (small) ships. (Fighters and TS/TP/M8 )
• You capture the usual way... shoot the ship until the pilot bails.
• Works by progressively lowering the target pilot's morale as you slowly damage his ship.
• If the stolen ship is targeted by an enemy missile during your capture attempt, then you will get a chance to shoot the missile before it destroys your mission objective. Your HUD will automatically target the incoming missile and you will hear a missile alert klaxon. (This feature is sometimes also useful for Escort Missions)

How to Use

• Target the ship that you want to capture.
• Press the hotkey.
• Attempt to capture in the usual way.
• Tip: Use a light weapon. More hits with a light weapon give a better chance to bail.
• Tip: PAUSE BETWEEN BURSTS to give the pilot time to bail.

"Stop, Thief!" can also be used to defend a ship from missile attacks.

• I sometimes use it for Escort missions. Target the ship that you want to defend and press the hotkey. If a missile is launched against the target, you will hear an alarm and your ship's target will automatically change to the incoming missile, so that you can shoot it down.

History
v2 (2013-06-04)
- First Public Release
- Many fine-tuning adjustments to balance difficulty.

v1 (2013-01-25)
- First test version

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