I just captured my first Pirate Orinoco!!!!!!

Lazza · Post by **Lazza** » Fri, 14. Feb 03, 23:26

Hi Guys,

After many hours of gameplay, I finally managed to capture a Pirate Orinoco - Boy it made my day! Have captured loads of freighters and have destroyed quite a number of Orinoco`s, but never captured one until about an hour ago. Got me over 500,000 credits at the shipyard.

I have a couple of questions:

1: Has the ruined gate in Brennan`s Triumph got any significance in the game?

2: Why is the Pirate Base in Chin`s Clouds shown in white on the sector map and not red?

TIA

Lazza

Mercenary · Post by **Mercenary** » Fri, 14. Feb 03, 23:30

The broken gate has significance in XBTF however in X-T the answer is no...

The reason the pirate station is white is because you haven't upset them yet so you can still land on it! Shoot one of it's ships whilst in the same sector as the station and it will turn red as will any laser towers that it may have!

Etolf · Post by **Etolf** » Fri, 14. Feb 03, 23:36

congratulations on the orinoco you did the best thing... they're not worth keeping!

you've been upsetting the pirates, I think... red means you cant land & they regard you as an enemy, white means you can land...

growly_person · Post by **growly_person** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 01:47

Look on red pirate bases as a business oportunity

Scarecrow · Post by **Scarecrow** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 01:51

.........an Orinoco farm

Colonel Bumfluff · Post by **Colonel Bumfluff** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 03:21

Just a note that you can ram pirate ships in the same sector as a pirate base (provided you have adequate sheilding

)...Well it's worked for me when I need some illegal substances...lol

Warchild · Post by **Warchild** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 09:08

You realize that you can make quite a good living off of them don't you?
Of course...the game might become very tedious if thats all you do.
Its good to keep a couple of the bases friendly.
There is usually one base per race. There are two in the Teladi owned sectors...but the first one in Profit share(??) that gets destroyed fairly quickly...but if you have the options set to respawn pirate bases it reappears elswhere.
Congratulations on the capture mate, sounds like you'll make a faily good pirate yourself

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And before you ask the other questions that will come up...
Yes...there is a really interesting mission awaiting you in XT...you just have to wait for it

My advise is to save wisely and frequently.
Cheers

JadeNova · Post by **JadeNova** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 15:45

Your next challenge will be the Xenon L.

See if you can capture one with full shields.

CanadianBrit · Post by **CanadianBrit** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 16:05

Well done old chap!

Yes red pirate bases such a buisness op if ever I saw one! What you need are half a dozen hornets, or a dozen dragonfly missles and fly towards the lasers towers and pick them off. I'd chose the hornets, and a fast ship. This way you can do a circle around the base and get all the towers in one foray! Once done sit in front of the docking bay doors and fire! Rich pickings at the pirate harvest! YeeHaa!!

Lazza · Post by **Lazza** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 16:58

Hi guys,

Now I`ve got the hang of it, I`ve managed to bag 3. It`s obvious they are programmed to act like the freighters and just fly straight & level after being attacked, something the Mandalays and Bayamons don`t seem to do.

Archild, is this "interesting mission" the Perseus one I have read of on one website?

A question about my Trading rank: Does advancement in this only occur when you are physically trading in a ship? I have 5 freighters in the two factories I have, doesn`t their trading count as well?

I have a map of the X-universe from the Danfin Industries website, it shows two "secret" sectors on the far east of the chart, how do you get to these sectors, are they part of the Perseus mission?

What about this UFO I`ve seen a few times? Does it play a part in the game, or does it just appear to freak you out?

Thanks for your help.

Stealth · Post by **Stealth** » Sat, 15. Feb 03, 17:40

Lazza wrote:Hi guys,

Now I`ve got the hang of it, I`ve managed to bag 3. It`s obvious they are programmed to act like the freighters and just fly straight & level after being attacked, something the Mandalays and Bayamons don`t seem to do.

True, they are as dumb as hell. no wonder they're Pirates. /no offense, Grimm

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Lazza wrote:Archild, is this "interesting mission" the Perseus one I have read of on one website?

That should be the one. I just got it myself, and my adrenaline is already high

Lazza wrote:A question about my Trading rank: Does advancement in this only occur when you are physically trading in a ship? I have 5 freighters in the two factories I have, doesn`t their trading count as well?

Your Trading rank changes all the time, even if it's not you behind the Transports' steering wheels

Lazza wrote:I have a map of the X-universe from the Danfin Industries website, it shows two "secret" sectors on the far east of the chart, how do you get to these sectors, are they part of the Perseus mission?

Yeah, they're part of the Perseus.

Lazza wrote:What about this UFO I've seen a few times? Does it play a part in the game, or does it just appear to freak you out?

Just to freak you out. If you have the chance, take a screenshot of it and brag about

Lazza wrote:Thanks for your help.

No problem.

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I just captured my first Pirate Orinoco!!!!!!

I just captured my first Pirate Orinoco!!!!!!

I`ve got three now!

Re: I`ve got three now!