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have I got the best stuff? If not were do I find better?

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Post Tue May 06, 2003 11:36 am

have I got the best stuff? If not were do I find better?

I am in a Titan
I have 2 Salamanca Mk II guns (I would like to know were I can get Firekiss Mk II guns)
I have 4 DIAMONDBACK guns
I don't have a turret but I am looking for a Salamanca Turret (does anybody know were I can find this?)
Starkiller torpedo lancher so can somebody tell me were the best one is
Screamer mine
adv countermeasures
adv brigandine hf shield
adv thruster

Edited by - Oxslow on 06-05-2003 12:58:06

Post Tue May 06, 2003 11:45 am

two kinds of torp launchers.. surprised that you haven't got one yet.. the starkiller and the sunslayer.
the sunslayer is damned expensive but does its money's wortha damage.. go to bundschuh base in sigma-19(hope i'm right on this..you have landed on this base before. during the campaign) get teh sunslayer torp launcher.. and you're practically all set. but seeing that you have a titan.. i'd say some good pilots could do you in.. bad..


This is currently registered with the FAA as a glider, and according to FAA records, it has no engine - which is technically true, if you ignore that large rocket in back.

Post Tue May 06, 2003 11:51 am

First of all I would get rid of the titan. go with eather the saber or eagle, I'll let you make that decission. then go for the ripper mines found by the unknown jumphole in omicron alpha. . the torpedo you are looking for can be found in the frankfurt system at... can think of the base name but it looks like a rock and starts with a "b". your level 9 wepons are good, you have other options though. as for your level 10 wepons... depends on what your looking for... check the stickys on the top of this forum for more details on that. what level shield is that? 3 best shields are the lvl 8 that came with the titan, there's a lvl 9 on freeport 9, and theres a lvl 10 on create. I dont normaly use turrets becaues the eagle dosn't have a fully forward fireing turret. other than that I looks like you got it. anyhoo, thats my 2 cents.

If I had a nickel for every time someone told me that my idea for melting down coins to make a giant robotic parrot was a bad idea, I would have one kicka$$ giant robotic parrot.

Post Tue May 06, 2003 11:55 am

It is a level 10 shield and as soon as I posted this I found a starkiller

Post Tue May 06, 2003 11:59 am

sunslayer is better. like I saied its in the frankfurt system, check the post on top of mine for the base name (althogh he saied it was in sigma-13). oh and I would recomend getting one of the ships I mentioned before going to that unknown jumphole i mentioned... nomads patrol there and they arent those wussy nomads in the SP missions eather...

If I had a nickel for every time someone told me that my idea for melting down coins to make a giant robotic parrot was a bad idea, I would have one kicka$$ giant robotic parrot.

Post Tue May 06, 2003 12:17 pm

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Oxslow wrote:

I am in a Titan
I have 2 Salamanca Mk II guns (I would like to know were I can get Firekiss Mk II guns)
I have 4 DIAMONDBACK guns
I don't have a turret but I am looking for a Salamanca Turret (does anybody know were I can find this?)
Starkiller torpedo lancher so can somebody tell me were the best one is
Screamer mine
adv countermeasures
adv brigandine hf shield
adv thruster
==============================================================
My answer:
Get a Eagle or Sabre. (Eagle at freeport 9 in Omicron Theta and Sabre at Planet Malta Omicron Alpha or Vogtland Base in Dresden)
Get 2 TDC and 4 Nomad Energy Cannons. (TDC from Tripolia Shipyard in Omicron Gamma and Nomad Cannons from one of the Unkown systems)
Salamanca Turret can be found and bought at Leon Base in Omega-41. (U need to be neutral or better with Corsairs to dock and buy it)
SUnSlayer Torpedo Launcher (Go to Frankfurt System, go to Planet Holstein and then to the Asteroids field behind that planet. There u should find the Bruchsal Base where u can buy the weapon. You need to be neutral or better with the Bruchsals to dock and buy the weapon)
Keep the Screamers
Keep the Adv. Countermeasures Dropper
Keep the Adv. Bridgadine HF Shield
Keep the Adv. Thruster

The above writen weapons usualy makes people flame u cuz u go the best combo there is. But dont mind them.
Just wanna tell u, if u would ask me. The Nomad Cannons are better then the Diamondbacks cuz they fire more often. Plus a thing I have noted: Each Nomad Cannon fires TWO beams. Each beam damages 847 Hull/423 Shield. (They do, I have tested this and it do.)

Post Tue May 06, 2003 3:38 pm

Actually, what I found interesting about this list is that you've got 4 DIAMONDBACKS on your Titan. AFAIK, there are two DIAMONDBACKS available in the game, and both are located on a Sigma-13 wreck (you can actually loot that wreck in SP if you make a very short diversionary trip during in Mission 10).

So...are you modding/hacking your game? If you're into modding/hacking your game, then you might as well go for broke and get the Adv. Champion Shields, which has roughly 2000 more damage than the best in-game shields.

If your game is not modded/hacked, then I'd be very interested in knowing how you got your 2nd pair of D-Backs.

-- The Haen.

Post Tue May 06, 2003 3:52 pm

I use four Nomad cannon on my Eagle on the Elite server. I don't bother with missiles or torps because I see no reason to shoot money at other people. I also don't use mines; same reason. The two level nine slots carry a del Cid and a Wyrm 2. I don't PvP much, but the NPC die by the dozen.

Ne frustra vixisse videar

Post Tue May 06, 2003 4:05 pm

I'm very interested in this as well.. I read this thread and was thinking that but didn't post. How exectly DID you get 4 DIAMONDBACKS?


What is light if there is no darkness, law without chaos, good without evil....
Cmdr. Ckaos

Post Tue May 06, 2003 4:08 pm

you missed the all important ripper mines

Ya know..life is a game, a very complex game, the main difference from a computer game is that the game of life has no save reload button...

Post Tue May 06, 2003 4:39 pm

i'm surprised no one else mentioned this combo yet...
I've also used the hidden lvl10 weapons and then mounted the nomad weapons, but the BEST bang to be had is actually a GMG lvl9 gun called the "skyblast b"
6 of those and a skyblast b turret. the specs on this gun are:
damage 244/122 (hull/shield), range 600m, speed 750 m/s, refire rate is 8.33 and energy use is 61. This baby does, almost, the same amount of dammage as a level 10 gun and 1/4 the energy consumption. I use those on an Eagle and can take on a s^&t load of Sabre's near the Omicron jump holes, the Nomads just shrivel and die 8).

I allways thought the bigger the gun the better the resualt. I now play the game with a calculator. Most fast guns out perform the heavy outcast/corosair weapons.

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the darkness at Tan Hauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die.

Post Tue May 06, 2003 6:33 pm

I think i got the answer to the 4 Diamondbacks...
1. Loot the wreck first time
2. Save and EXIT! (main menu)
3. Load save-game
4. Go back to same wreck, and loot it AGAIN!!!
5. rinse, repeat...
(BTW. in MP restart the server to do this
)
Tried it in sigma-13 = 8 Diamondbacks + 8 ONYX + 8 JADE = a boatload of money

As for the best guns my personal favorite is 6 BH "Reaver Mk II" (class 9) lasercannons on an Eagle, but taste differs among people...


Eagles RULE[![![!

Post Tue May 06, 2003 7:35 pm

I don't have a modded game, and I found 4 blue blazes. I thought you could only find a pair of each, but that does not seem to be the case. I always dock with a station and save there before exiting, so I don't believe you have to save & exit to the Main Menu to make this work.

"If it bleeds, we can kill it."

Post Tue May 06, 2003 8:13 pm

Wow... ok.. thanks for the info.. I'll try it out.


What is light if there is no darkness, law without chaos, good without evil....
Cmdr. Ckaos

Post Tue May 06, 2003 9:56 pm

4 BLUE BLAZES? Amazing. I've know for a while now that the wrecks system has bugs in it, but this takes the cake. I've been investigating wrecks and loots for quite a while now (see my threads in the editting and tutorial forums and the sticky up top of this forum), and I'm convinced that the entire wrecks thing...urm, contains undocumented features.

According to the source .ini files, the only wrecks that are regenerating are those found in the Omicron Beta system...and I strongly suspect that those cases are typos. Also, all wrecks are supposed to be indestructible...yet I'm sure many of you have experienced the occasional wreck here and there blowing up when you reduce its health bar to zero.

Some junior programmer/designer must've been asleep behind the wheel when doing this part of the game.

-- The Haen.

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