another wierd thing, I think they drop them when you fight them in SP. but they dissapear after you get them. I remember the nomads dropping things in SP and when I checked my inventory after I got to a safe place there was nothing there... just an observation.

they did drop items in the SP campaign but those were shield batteries and nanobots, not blasters/canon.


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you can only get the blaster or the cannon but the most powerful weapon is the lazer and the never drop that one and you can't even mount them on your ship i think that you should be allowed to get those lazers.
those lazers does over 1000 hull damage i really whant them to kick some ass

Well I can confirm they come in bigger waves than 4 only, after I levelled up to lvl38 and had a helluva lot of enemie's (pirating and pissing people off that wanted my cargo) I was getting attacked in waves of 6 sometimes 4, no 8 though o0
And the drop rate was nice, I had 4 cannons and 5 blasters after 3 waves and made it out with 30nano and 11 shield batts to get me to docking.

is it me or are the nomads easier to fight in the unknown sys. with the planets than in the unknown without the planets? also, i think in the unknown sys. they are fighters and not interceptors, like in the empty unknown. and whats the diff. between an interceptor and a fighter?

gee, that guy's cool.

I believe the general consensus was that you have to be level 35 or better for Nomad weapons to drop. I never heard any true confirmation, though, only speculation based on people's experiences.

I'm convinced there /is/ a level requirement, though. I went Nomad hunting with a level 25 guy in my group and in the Unknown system with me - nothing dropped. After he left, things started dropping normally again

I was at level 33 and got them to drop a few here and there...I went earlier when I was level 31 and didn't get anything.

I personally believe that the nomads in the unknown system from Omicron Beta are the only ones that drop their guns. I went to the one from Omicron Gamma and they didn't drop anything after many kills. So I went to the one from Omicron Beta, and lo! they dropped their weapons.

No, I've gotten several drops from the Omicron Gamma Nomads. I didn't get drops as often as at Omicron Alpha, but I did get my four NEB's eventually.

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Edited by - bbrock81 on 15-04-2003 06:44:19

I didn't think there WERE Nomads in Omi Beta....are you sure you don't mean Alpha?

You're right, NS, there aren't any there (at least that I've ever seen). I just assumed he meant Omicron Alpha, as that makes the most sense

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I've gotten all my NECs/NEBs from Omicron Gamma as I am still hostile with the Outcasts (which makes Omicron Alpha a no-no). Initially, I was also hostile with the Corsairs. When it was time to finally get some Nomad weaponry, I had to improve my standing with the Corsairs first, without, however, becoming hostile with any other factions, especially not with the Red Hessians as I still wanted to be able to do the diamond trade. Hence I started doing missions for the Hogosha (Kabukichu Depot in NEW TOKYO). With every completed mission my rep with the Corsairs became a little better (the tradeoff being Hessians and GMG reps taking a slight hit). I kept repeating this until they had become decently neutral, while the Red Hessians were also still neutral. Not only did I make it possible for me to go to Omicron Gamma, I also made a lot of quick money in the process. The target ships in the Hogosha missions (GC + Dragons) drop plenty of equipment and cargo that can be sold for quite some cash. Mission waypoints are always near the Hogosha base and usually you pass by the Kyushu jumphole, where usually there will be more juicy targets with precious cargo.


Edited by - Cham on 15-04-2003 07:04:43

That's some good advice. Thanks Cham, I'll have to remember that next time I need to cozy up to some Corsairs That doesn't po the Kusari corporations or police or anything, huh?

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Edited by - bbrock81 on 15-04-2003 07:12:42

never got 8 though... tell me unknown jumphole is in 2 systems aye? omicron gamma and omicron alpha? I personally found at omicron alpha...

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