Advanced fighting tactics.

Fri Mar 14, 2003 10:06 pm by Norfleet

MP Tip: While flying at full speed all the time is the only way to survive vs. the AI, humans, for some reason, frequently have dificulty attacking stationary targets, and I find that many players will outright miss me or fail to even target me when I simply sit there completely stationary and shoot at them. It's funny. I do this, kill them, then mock them for their stupidity and incompetence.

Fri Mar 14, 2003 10:13 pm by Maddcovv

In frieghters like the humpback the trick is Turret cam (H) and not turnig the ship just move witht hrusters and they fall in behind you.

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Sat Mar 15, 2003 9:09 am by curath

While turreting AI opponents from your freighter you should also use GoTo but kill the cruise engines, it'll keep you going where ever you were going and it'll dodge the debris/rocks/whatever. While GoToing, use afterburner and strafing (A strafe left, D strafe right) to avoid enemy fire.
Someone also pointed out in another thread that when you play multiplayer, group up with a fighter for escort and freighter forms up with fighter. When you encounter opposition, fighter engages and freighter keeps formation on. This'll give the freighter some useful dodging maneuverability while it tries to maintain formation with the fighter, and freighter can then freely enter turret view and blast opposition.

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