Pandora Engine and Rudder Upgrade Chart

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Sun, 15. Apr 07, 21:53

That was weird!
Looked like a zip with strange content, wasn't what I orginally put up.

Try this, it contains an open-office 'ods' file which is the equivalent of xls
http://www.Exogenesis.co.uk/Pandora.zip

random50 · Post by **random50** » Mon, 16. Apr 07, 20:02

When do these messages start appearing? Before or after you get the player HQ?

Do they stand out? I usually flick through all the miscellaneous crap looking for the mission announcements, so I may have already missed them. Do they get repeated?

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Mon, 16. Apr 07, 20:45

They aren't dependent on the PHQ, at least certainly not in not plot game-starts.
The appear quite frequently, but have no 'accept' button, just some info
about crates that are in a named sector, you then have to go & find the crate.
(normally up to +/-150 km in y or z)
They are continuously repeated (at least until you go get them, I think)

Like:
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Mars Mug · Post by **Mars Mug** » Mon, 16. Apr 07, 22:30

Sadly for me, they are also repeated after finding the crates, and I mean a long time after, not like they are just left over messages.

random50 · Post by **random50** » Tue, 17. Apr 07, 00:22

Thanks. Time to set up the fastest ship in the game with that scouting software then...they sound *far* too tedious to look for manually.

Gimlis · Post by **Gimlis** » Sun, 30. Dec 07, 17:26

random50 wrote:Thanks. Time to set up the fastest ship in the game with that scouting software then...they sound *far* too tedious to look for manually.

I used a TL and 6 M5's. parking the TL at the center and send the M5's out along each axis, but that was after seeing the BBS messages letting me know what sector"s" to look in.

I had applied an engine and a couple rudder tunings to a Hyperion, With the extra rudder tunings the M7 is much more fun and usefull as a personal ship.
I also added engine and rudder to a python.
with both ships the added speed is nice but the rudder upgrades are the biggest improvement. making both much more fun to fly.

Skyblade · Post by **Skyblade** » Sun, 30. Dec 07, 23:33

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they are always at one of 6 coordinates
x y z
0, 0, 150
0, 0, -150
0, 150, 0
0, -150, 0
150, 0, 0
-150, 0, 0

snd unlike regular hidden objects like missiles/credits/CIG's you do not need to be realy close to them to get them on radar

NavyAICS · Post by **NavyAICS** » Tue, 1. Jan 08, 17:26

@ Skyblade - see I always assumed that it was either one of these:

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150 North of the ecliptic plane or
150 South of the ecliptic plane.

If what you say is true, I'd suggest using SETA and a fast ship because that's going to take some time just looking for that crate.
-NavyAICS.

Zero Tolerance · Post by **Zero Tolerance** » Thu, 27. Mar 08, 08:18

Hi Guys,

maybe not the "honest" way but the salvage network script can help you here.

You can use it, among other things, to tell you if a sector (where you're in, or where you have a sattelite, has an unclaimed ship or crate in it.

You still have to go get it though.

Salvage network script-thread: http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=101753

RiSkE · Post by **RiSkE** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 13:14

Why is the Nemesis Vanguard greyed out? I just managed to get one in a Vanilla install.

I got it by:

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doing one of the tresure hunt missions. It was just sitting at the coordinates, with one 125MJ shield and half hull

exogenesis · Post by **exogenesis** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 13:27

The Nemi Vanguard is greyed out because the chart was created before the treasure hunt script became part of the bonus pack,
I think ?

RiSkE · Post by **RiSkE** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 13:34

Fair enough. I'm surprised by a few of the things that AREN'T greyed out. I didn't even know there was a pirate class of ship in X3.

Carlo the Curious · Post by **Carlo the Curious** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 13:49

I'm not sure that is the reason anyway - weren't treasure hunts added at about the same time as Bala Gi?

Xenon P isn't greyed out - which is only available as a treasure hunt reward in vanilla. But then again, neither are Terran Odin or Xenon J - which aren't available anywhere as far as I know!

exogenesis · Post by **exogenesis** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 13:54

Well, you can't buy Pirate versions, only capture them.
Never could see why they are cheaper/quicker to RE & build,
especially since I think typically the Pirate versions are better.

Carlo - you're right about the P/Odin/J, but you do see them flying around,
(i.e. they are in-game) which you don't (didn't) for the Nemi Vanguard.

Kryten · Post by **Kryten** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 14:29

Xenon P isn't greyed out - which is only available as a treasure hunt reward in vanilla.

Ooh, I never knew this, time to start checking those BBS boards

RiSkE · Post by **RiSkE** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 18:44

The P, Odin and J from Treasure Hunts? That's a spoiler I'm glad you didn't hide away. Can anyone confirm the J? That seems a little too awesome

exogenesis · Post by **exogenesis** » Tue, 15. Apr 08, 19:13

Er, that was a bit of a leap

Carlo said P from treasure hunt BBSs,
J & Odin not as far as anyone has mentioned I know of.

RiSkE · Post by **RiSkE** » Wed, 16. Apr 08, 03:16

Ahh...I misread an earlier post, sorry. I got my hopes up then

Umpa Lumpa · Post by **Umpa Lumpa** » Sat, 19. Apr 08, 11:06

I quite like the idea of getting my Elephant to do 483.

natha · Post by **natha** » Sat, 19. Apr 08, 12:09

Umpa Lumpa wrote:I quite like the idea of getting my Elephant to do 483.

well since there's only 4 of each in the game, i like to save them for a ship i fly often or something, I'm thinking put 2 in my personal LX ... 280m/sec