it's in a wreck, check my Everything about the Hardware thread under "Derelicts
" for exactly where

Dude, where's my Super Star Destroyer?

Edited by - OracleX on 13-04-2003 04:25:14

thank you for the responce. Funny thing was that I was in the system were they were but just had not scoped out the system yet. For those that want to know, they can be found in Omicron Alpha in the nasty green nebula.

The system contains the outcasts home planet Malta. Among the many features is a unknown jump gate that I will assume leads to the Planet of the apes, and ringing the jump hole is a whole bunch out Outcast tomb ships. You will have to turn into a grave looter to get the ripper mine. Most ships have already been looted but I found four that contained a wealth of weapons plus the sought after mine launcher and a supply of mines also.

Beware! the nebula around the tombs is hot as hell and will melt your armor quickly. Also squads of Nomad Hornets act as the tombs caretakers and will not be happy that you are there at all.

I made the trip to Malta in a Dromedary so looting the graveyard was tough. A quick calulation is "Dromedary+Nomad squad=Dead camel jockey" Be prepared to flee unless you are in a very heavy fighter. Three hits from a Nomad Hornet will cheese a Dromedary and the Nomads shoot quick and are real nimble. The only good thing is that the Nomads have not figured out how to use cruise disruptors so you have a good chance to flee. Run like the stellar wind, then return to your looting once you lose them.

We need guns[! Big Guns[![! Big Freaking GUNS[![![!

Edited by - Meatboy Dogfood on 15-04-2003 02:50:22

well I just outfited mys hip with 4 nomad guns so we'll see who's out gunning whom

but when I went to pick up the Ripper mines I forgot it was a Outcast system

and they hate me!

man as soon as I got of out the jumphole, there were red signals all around me and I went from fully equiped Eagle to free hydrogen in space in about 5 seconds flat!

Dude, where's my Super Star Destroyer?

I lasted two minutes.

Running out of batteries and nanobots while 20+ Sabres pummel you, is not a pretty sight. Ah well.

you got out done in an Eagle?....

I even managed in my Drome.... run away I mean... they did clipped my wings..

...and if we are going to work together, call me Juni (wink)...

...yeah, you can call me Trent, Trent the desperate dull square jaw who just lost a million credits..

I got the ripper mine up in ole Omicron Alpha as well. But it is pretty silly...with 4 nomad blasters and other comporable guns, most peeps die within a few seconds of gazing upon my beautiful Titan. It goes into the worthless catagory with the sunslayer.

Poot Clan Rules All[![![!

Are the ripper mines homing mines? I'm currently using the cutter mines, but if the rippers are worth it, I'll chance the badlands in my Titan.

LOL, Titan... is this in SP? If it's in MP, well, either you haven't been PKed or you're just a fool.

I was destroyed by a player in an Eagle before I could even get him in my sights, his turning radius was way better than my Saber's.

I didn't want to start a discussion on the viability in PvP of the 3 VHF's, I was simply wondering if the rippers are homing mines...

And I do think I'm going back and getting my eagle back, BTW.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible just takes longer.

Yes, the Ripper Mines are homing mines. The best and most destructive there are. Naturally the ammo comes with a hefty pricetag.

problem with the mines is that they also hit your friends. There was a mission on the last part where I sort of lay out mines around this battleship, only to find out an idiot AI was flying beside me, taking all the mines with him.

he didn't make it of course. And the mines were meant for the battleship..

...and if we are going to work together, call me Juni (wink)...

...yeah, you can call me Trent, Trent the desperate dull square jaw who just lost a million credits..

Not just that. They also happen to home back in on you occasionally.

Rippers do indeed home, but not quite as well as a driller or a cutter that I have seen. That being said they do not need to be that nimble. They are hard to see, and move really quick. {I can attest to this because I have eaten one or two of my own mines, The experience is breif and painful, and resulting in a load game.}

If you are flying a Titan or any other elite class fighter adrip with big weapons, I can see not needing them. On the other hand, I am a camel jockey and having a ripper in my tail makes fighters on my tail think twice about getting to close. It is good to have a mine that can peel the shields and the part of the hull off of an elite fighter, and two placed right will kill an elite fighter outright. Yea, I know that they are expensive, but I can just replace them with a cargo hold filled with ill gotten gain.

We need guns[! Big Guns[![! Big Freaking GUNS[![![!

Edited by - Meatboy Dogfood on 18-04-2003 20:42:59