X2 The Threat (yes, another thread, don''t auto lock!)

Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:57 pm by freighter fighter

i tried x2 around my friends house, he ordered a copy from the us, and my god is it beutiful,

i went to dock inside a station, and it was scary, i mean how often do you dock inside a spinning space station? i panicked, and was spinning the opposite way to the station, and then end over arse, it took me 20 mins to sort it out, and i loved every second.

It is better to aim for the stars and hit the tops of the trees than to aim for nothing and hit it dead on.

Tue Dec 23, 2003 5:13 am by corwin02

haven't played Elite have you ? there was no more fun then match the spin speed and try to dock manually (thank god for the first 4k credits to buy a docking computer)

Tue Dec 23, 2003 5:30 am by Griffon_26

Ah yes, I remember that. Although I beleive ff is talking about when he is actually IN the station, trying to find a free docking berth. Thats right, you fly around INSIDE stations...

Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:06 am by Sir Spectre

Can't wait .... must get new computer soon .... oh the torture!

Sir S

Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:29 am by Griffon_26

How can you possible have lower than what I got? PIII, Geforce 3, 380 sumthin RAM.......the game runs fine. Are you saying you have a lower system then that!?

Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:33 am by Sir Spectre

@Griffon, yes.

AMD 686 450mhz <--Pathetic isn't it?

512MB SDRam <--Started with 256, finally had to add some
3dfx Voodoo 3000 <--First one fried, using another I picked up 2nd hand
10GB HD 5200 RPM <--Maybe less RPM, I'm guessing.
Win98

Owned it for 5 years and with tweaking, was able to play all my games until recently.

Sir S

Edited by - Sir Spectre on 23-12-2003 07:50:27

Tue Dec 23, 2003 8:03 am by Griffon_26

WOW........ dude..... the RAM is ok, you need a better CPU and graphics card URGENTLY!!!!

Tue Dec 23, 2003 10:12 am by freighter fighter

its so beautiful, i feel like breaking down and crying, and thats just on my crappy geforce 2

It is better to aim for the stars and hit the tops of the trees than to aim for nothing and hit it dead on.

Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:01 am by Griffon_26

Ah, did you get the game freighter? If you need any help just give me a buzz!

It is quite hard to get the cash to do what you want, like to save up for a Destroyer (over 50 million) would take literally DAYS of playing non stop (real time), and thats with a factory and a few trade ships doing your work for you. Most people put SETA (time accelerator) on and go do something else for a while (even overnight for the hardcore people) while their trade network rakes in money. Thats what I like about the game!
And you have to think strategically too, for instance, it would be silly to place a solar power plant (SPP) in a system with many other SPP's, and no place to buy Crystals (required for the SPP to produce energy). So you have to search for a place where demand is high and the resource you need is nearby, for a reasonable price, so you can be making a profit. And its not just SPPs, there are Ore mines, shield factories, weapon factories, Crystal Fabs, research labs, computer factories, countless other things which require other resources to run.

Theres nothing more fun than setting up a massive trading network and parading round in your M2 Destroyer while it rakes in cash!

Another cool thing is, Battles. Large battles. Think you in a Destroyer, with five other destroyers, a carrier, corvettes, and countless small fighters, versus a mass of Alien (Khaak) clusters. And you control the ships. Its almost like a strategy game, advancing, withdrawing, flanking,...and get this....you LOSE!!! For once your can't just get one thing and PWN the world!

Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:07 am by freighter fighter

i got a personal transport from the second mission, im thinking of turning that into an ore miner

It is better to aim for the stars and hit the tops of the trees than to aim for nothing and hit it dead on.

Tue Dec 23, 2003 5:15 pm by Warlord Bob

Joy! Rapture! Happyness and such! My godfather gave me an early christmas present

Only problem is that d*mnable grafix card. Remember my HW2 debacle Griffon? Might have the same problem now

Haven't tried it yet, so we'll see.....

Anyhoo, I'm looking to get me a new computer that doesn't suck

Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:31 pm by Griffon_26

FF!!! Soz mate, they take the TP off you after you return....but BEFORE you contact Elena again, SELL THE SHEILDS!!! They rake in 400k. THEN Elena gives you a nice freighter!

Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:42 pm by freighter fighter

yeah i did that, can i turn the freighter into an ore miner?

It is better to aim for the stars and hit the tops of the trees than to aim for nothing and hit it dead on.

Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:13 am by Griffon_26

lol, sounds like you wanna do too much to fast. I think you need some mining upgrades for that. Your best bet is to trade energy until you have enough for an SPP then set your freighter to buy the crystals for that, and maybe another freighter to sell Energy, and go explore in your Disco.

Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:18 am by freighter fighter

disco? the other thing i did is get max rudder upgrade on my lil scoutship, it turns on a breadcrumb now

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