Squiddy McSquids possibly short life - {Possible spoilers inside}

apricotslice · Post by **apricotslice** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 14:01

Email me the notepad version too

amtct · Post by **amtct** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 14:05

It was a joke

I dont have a notepad version.

I don't use notepad for storys

It doesn't look good for my taste

apricotslice · Post by **apricotslice** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 14:07

Pity

amtct · Post by **amtct** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 14:12

you wrote very fast

You don't leave me time to ansewr in http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=222994

Wow...

NUKLEAR-SLUG · Post by **NUKLEAR-SLUG** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 19:28

perkint wrote:Squiddy - have you seen anything to suggest whether the NPC ships can navigate around the now disabled gates?

Yes, the moment I closed off the last gate from Hatikvahs all the traffic passing thru Nopileos immediately turned around and went back the other way and 95% of the traffic into the area stopped. The only freighters that continued down thru the pirate sectors were those visiting the stations that are in those sectors.

MegaJohnny wrote:So you've completely isolated a section of the galaxy for your own use...

Aren't there some angry pirates in that area who will do all they can to stop you?

i haven't met them yet if there are but they don't seem overly concerned.

apricotslice wrote:Just a Q about breaking gates effects : What is happening to the ships within the closed area, that had orders to leave ? Have they congregated at the last gate out hoping it will open again ? Have they just stopped ? I'm interested to know what has happened to them.

The vast majority of the trade traffic had rerouted itself already. The ships that were in the area when I broke the last gate tho just stopped by the nearest gate.

BeidAmmikon wrote:As we all know, there is no definite end to the X-Universe adventure for anyone who wishes to stay alive by reload. In a DiD enterprise, though, there is only one end. What are your plans, Squiddy? Your wonderful story just passed the 100000 mark views, so will you live up to your high status? With no end in sight, as it seems to us you keep going faster with each day? What's your limit? (I wouldn't bet anymore on that Brigantine as your highest goal)

I've only got the three ninja-mercs at the minute so need a couple more before I try for the Brigantine. After that, we'll see.

Started off the day doing one of those ever fun ship recovery missions. They tend to be easy money and minimal hassle. Payouts having been jumping quite a bit and I'm all in favour of 1.3M for a rescued M5, especially when I've got a TL to use to exedite the process. One can only assume the owner must be fairly attached to it to want to shell out that much to get it back. Sentimental value?

Anyways, arriving in Argon Prime to pick up the ship I was a little disturbed to find it wasn't going to fit in my TL being as it was not an M5 but an M7. Who the hell goes losing a Deimos? And when I'm short of cash who the hell gives me jobs like that and expects to see their ship again? It's a crazy, crazy universe..

So, a short time later and 14 million the richer I'm off looking for more missions. Oddly I didn't appear to take a rep hit for fencing the Deimos, I can only assume the authorities couldn't believe anyone would have the audacity to do it. A couple assassinations here, a delivery there and a taxi mission for a Split guy that seems to do my rep with them no end of good. Given I was previously Enemy of Rhonakar 99% suddenly finding myself as popular as Creature was somewhat of a suprise but hey, why not capitalise on it. Jumping into Split territory yes, noones trying to shoot me. Good stuff.

I've taken to using my TL with a Solano to shuttle me around and then call in whatever ships I need for a mission. The Solano I captured a while back and it's a fairly good looking little ship and is well equipped. A few missions in and around the area and aside from having to apologise to a few police vessels that evidently have slightly longer memories than the average Split no trouble at all. My rep has now gone from shoot-on-sight to merely spit-upon-on-sight which in Split terms is fairly friendly.

Jumping into Family Pride west gate I was anticipating a less cheery reception being as last time I was here I stole the Elephant I'm currently sat in and blew up a Raptor. Generally speaking that's not appreciated. All is quiet tho so I exit 'Fatboy' order it to follow me and accelerate in-system to see what's on the jobs boards. I've barely been in the air 10 seconds and brought up comms on the first station when I hear a colossal bang behind me and flicking to my rear-cam with that sinking feeling get to watch the final moments of Fatboy as it goes up in a huge explosion. Moments later the front end of a Split Tiger noses thru the expanding fireball..

I'm undecided whether I should consider this a fortunate occurence and be happy given that mere seconds previously I was stood on the bridge of that debris cloud, or whether I should ponder the 60+ million in assets that just got burnt to a crisp and cry. However now is not an appropriate moment to decide as the Tiger captain apparently blames me entirely for the collision, considers it an act of war and is bearing down on me fast lobbing IBL rounds and flak. Time to be elsewhere..

RIP Fatboy, the 7 fighters stationed on it and all the spare equipment on board. Mobile supply base to cloud of containers in a heartbeat..

http://dbbr17626.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/byebyefatboy.jpg

Assets:
1x Advanced Discoverer
1x TL Albatross 'MPLEX - Storage'
2x Blastclaw
1x Caiman 'Scavenger - 01'
1x Caiman Hauler
1x Caiman Miner 'Red Dwarf'
4x Caiman Superfreighter S
5x Caiman Superfreighter L
1x M7 Carrack 'Maggot'
1x M7M Cobra 'Looks Aren't Everything'
1x Dolphin Hauler
1x Express 'Carjacker'
1x M7M Gannet 'Failure To Communicate' Flagship
1x M8 Hades
7x HCP
3x Hermes
2x TL Mammoth
1x Medusa
1x Mercury
1x M7M Minotaur
4x Rapier
1x Solano
1x Toucan Hauler
2x Zephyrus
27,500,000cr

Post by **Nanook** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 19:47

This thread keeps getting more and more into Spoilerland, and I've been asked a couple of times whether it should move to the TC spolier forum. Instead, just as a warning to those who may not want to know too much, I'll amend the title a bit. That way, even those who don't yet have the game can still follow the adventures of the mighty Squid.

Flashand · Post by **Flashand** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 22:45

Weeell now there goes all the faction one mission can give you, good thing he has a fast ship. RSLG-JD Squiddy!!

Q: @ the Squid have you narrowed down more M1's or will you stay with 2's if you possess any at this time (ATT)

On a side note, there are no possible spoilers in this thread there are ALOT of spoilers! but oh well, this is actually extremely funny and i hate to say it if he could make 600k words out of it could be sold to a nice publisher. GL Slug

Side note #2 the GOD engine needs tuning, i have read several in areas and instances that it is radically spoofed. (as it seems every one is reading this i posted it here instead of the technical issues/extreme flaw forum.)

shilhi · Post by **shilhi** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 23:10

Does it make me a bad person if I

at Squiddy's misfortunes? Ah to hell with it, its hilarious! Even if I winced when I heard it was 60 + million that had gone up in smoke, ESPECIALLY in a DiD game.

Post by **Nanook** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 23:17

60+ million, easy come, easy go. Relatively cheap considering he could've been in the ship at the time and it's Dead Is Dead. That'll teach him to tell the AI follow him in a monster ship in a crowded sector. He's lucky that Elephant pilot didn't run into him.

jordan kirwan · Post by **jordan kirwan** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 23:24

you seem to have the uncanny ability of getting out just in time

Post by **Nanook** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 23:26

Also the uncanny ability to lose big money spectacularly.

Fendalis · Post by **Fendalis** » Mon, 12. Jan 09, 23:57

ouchies! Bummer about poor Fatboy. R.I.P.

I say, commandeer (sp) the Tiger that did the deed and call it even.

dminor · Post by **dminor** » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 00:01

And I'll bet it'll take him very little time to get it all back. Keep it up, everytime I think I know all I can about this game, you pull a new trick.

Orion1632 · Post by **Orion1632** » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 02:08

did you leave Fatboy parked in the gate?

Sorry for your lose, and I am amazed you are still alive considering then number of times gate transitions have killed me.

boulistar · Post by **boulistar** » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 03:21

Those gates are my nemesis, so deadly and cruel...

Flashand · Post by **Flashand** » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 07:30

ok squid i am not sure if any of these still live in your game but here goes.

Pirate base Acquisition repositry
new income, hattikvah's, unknown between PTNi and Circle O Labor, you already mentioned that several of the others were dead xcept fot Gaian star over off of mealstrom through first UNK, try these places at least Gaian should still stand as it is off the beaten path for upgrading your slaves, enjoy.

amtie · Post by **amtie** » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 12:09

I suggest that if squid dies to ridiculous events, e.g. he rams one of his ships when entering through a gate, or vice versa, or autopilot into a station, shouldn't be considered, since they are faults with the game, rather than faults due to the pilot. But thats my exception if i were to do a DiD.

oatemeal · Post by **oatemeal** » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 12:22

amtie wrote:I suggest that if squid dies to ridiculous events, e.g. he rams one of his ships when entering through a gate, or vice versa, or autopilot into a station, shouldn't be considered, since they are faults with the game, rather than faults due to the pilot. But thats my exception if i were to do a DiD.

If you leave you're car parked in a blind spot and someone crashes into it who's fault is it?

Great story so far!
I am loving it! Would love to see what would actually manage to kill you off lol.

Al · Post by Al » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 12:33

I had a similar moment last night while practising my boarding technique in Okracoke's Storm. I was just flying to the south gate and was enveloped inside a Ryu (TL). thankfully it blew up and left me with some shields and an increased heart rate as I hadn't saved in quite some time.

BeidAmmikon · Post by **BeidAmmikon** » Tue, 13. Jan 09, 13:13

If it weren't for those piloted, 3GJ-shielded, scripted lasertowers along the Torus, I'd imagine a most glorious death would be by plunging into Earth's atmosphere at full free fall speed because of destroyed engines after a lost battle with... something there. But, since Squiddy's not even Argon, and the fact that one cannot target the engines of a ship, and the lasertowers are scripted, and Kingdom End having so nice a music to it to actually want to stay alive, and the fact that Squiddy's armour, firepower and manoeuvering capability in all X-things get stronger by the day,........

I don't want his story to finish. In our Universe, all things have an end, does this stand for the X?. Maybe there's hope after all, like him (her?) training a Xenon to continue his story long after he's retired to a quieter place where he'd look at that changed Universe...