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Neat trick - get Dromedary in SP early

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T-hawk

Post Sun Jun 08, 2003 1:30 am

Neat trick - get Dromedary in SP early

After Mission 5 in the SP campaign, you're level 10 and can buy the Dromedary, sold at Mactan. The problem is that Outcasts hang around Mactan, and have an alliance with the Hackers, so if you're hostile with the Outcasts (which the game forces after mission 4), you can't land on Mactan.

You can shoot up Bounty Hunters for a couple hours to get the Outcasts neutral... or, there's a better way.

Go to Freeport 4 in Magellan, which for some reason is not run by the Zoners, but by the IMG. That fact is very important, because Zoner bases don't offer missions. Accept a mission at Freeport 4 - doesn't matter what or where, as long as it's not too close to Mactan. Because you're on a mission, the hostile Outcast faction won't attack you - and you can go land on Mactan

Buy the Dromedary, and then you can either go complete the mission or just abort it.

Do make sure you have the credits to buy the ship, or you'll be looking very silly. Also take along some H-Fuel from either Leeds or Freeport 4 for some extra cash once you get to Mactan.

Joe Camel

Post Sun Jun 08, 2003 3:01 am

If I had thought of it first, but you just posted it first, I'd call you a genius.

But since you thought of it first and made me look bad, I'll just say that's a nifty idea you've got there;o)

Diivox

Post Sun Jun 08, 2003 7:25 am

this is a great idea and works, but i just need to append a small comment.

I didnt do anything of this sort and i got my dromedary easily. all i did was blow up bounty hunter storage depots at sheffield station. it is one hop from kensington station that pays pretty nice for h-fuel. this took like 3 runs blowing every storage depot then when i bought the drom, the bounty hunters went back to neutral, but i kept my criminal friendships (think like outcasts went back to neutral, but better than red).

this is in cambridge i think, could be manchester, i just remember sheffield station since i obligatarily have to dock at every station on trade lanes as soon as i enter a system and since i liked my dagger too much to sell it at first despite the bounty hunters sheffield was the only station i couldnt dock with.

Sherlog

Post Sun Jun 08, 2003 10:35 am

Taking a mission to turn hostiles temporarily neutral is also nice for scouting & looting wrecks in peace, especially if you fly a ship that wasn't built for fighting (Humpbrick ).

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