What exactly is happening? When you say they are exploding do you mean they appear in you scoop/tractor list but then explode before you can scoop them? Or are they in the list and refuse to be scooped?

I wouldn't let it bother you too much anyway, the diamondbacks are lvl 10 guns aren't they? Thats what i remember, and they are good ones, but there are better guns out there.

The only reason they ever do that is because you've already gotten them (in SP, in MP anyone could have gotten them). If that's what is happening you have to have taken them at some point, or it could be a bug (albeit one I've not heard of, but that doesn't mean much ).

The only thing you can do is to mod the market files so that it is for sale somewhere and then buy it (but you can only do that for your SP game, not MP unless it's your server AFAIK). Check the editing forum if you want to do that.

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Well when I shoot it the guns fly off and explode, it sucks. I must have gotten them in SP, ugh. *grumble* Oh well when the Elite server gets back up I'll have to get there asap to try and catch them before someone else...

That'll take some doing (or a miracle)

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I'm sick of seeing all your signatures and not having one of my own

I've had the same thing.... it's when you get really highly ranked...

If it moves, shoot it... If it doesn't, shoot it anyway.

I can't remember if the navy ship was near a gas pocket or not, but if it happens to be; Make sure you are NOT close to a gas pocket, or not close enough to detonate it. The wreck may seem far wnough away, but it isn't... the guns will explode if you're too close to the volitile gasses. In SP, you wouldn't see them eject if you've already picked them up, so thats not the issue. Also try making sure you're only firing ONE weapon, two strong weapons may be just enough to shoot the cargo out of this ship AND out of space as well. Is it only the Diamondback thats doing this? Do you have other codenames?

Some of the weapons in freelancer can only be acquired once you've attained a certain level. since level 38 is the max, build yerself up to that to get your diamondbacks, dark blossoms, etc. Also, as level 38, you can get the level 10 nomad energy blaster and/or the level 10 nomad energy cannon, both of which use ZERO(0) energy.

Archer

You can acquire the c10 guns from wrecks at any level. I took the time when I was given "freelancing time" while at Kyushu during the SP game to go to Tau-37 and loot the Griffin wreck with it's Dark Blossom guns... instant level-up. However, you won't be able to purchase a VHF that can actually mount c10 guns until you're level 30+. In SP, if the guns fly off in flames when you shoot the wreck, you've looted it already. BTW, the wrecks do respawn their stuff after awhile... not sure how long; but, attempting to loot them (even when you get nothing) resets the timer, so if you keep trying without waiting long enough, you'll never get the stuff.

use ONE GUN to shoot the wrecks too...or you might peg one of the bits of loot instead of the wreck.

As far as I see, the gas doesn't hurt the guns enough to blow them up, just enough to get the wreck to release them. If you back off fast, it won't go off again and your loot will be safe.

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