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How to navigate through minfields(is it even possible?)

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Post Tue Mar 18, 2003 4:08 am

How to navigate through minfields(is it even possible?)

I've encountered a few different bases surrounded by minefields(not talking about zone21, that seems to be some weird instant death area). Is there any way to get to the bases these minfields surround? Is there a path I need to find for each one?

Post Tue Mar 18, 2003 4:20 am

Some minefields are dense enough that you cannot fly through them, like the one in New York. But there are others which you can fly through and you can find those in the border worlds.

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Post Tue Mar 18, 2003 2:41 pm

You may also be flying a ship ill-equiped to handle mine field navigation. Your going to bump into one or two eventually. I suggest anything above an Anubis should get you through them fine. Except as EB said, the super dense fields. Nothing will get you through them, you have to look for an opening in the mines.



I don't really run this place but I have an understanding with the people who do.

Post Tue Mar 18, 2003 6:20 pm

You can fly into the minefield in new york to get to a jump gate. Just line urself up with the jumgate entrance and there is a gap in the mines.

Post Tue Mar 18, 2003 7:41 pm

I get whacked in the minefield that surounds the Molly base in Dublin every time I try. Atleast I am not the only one

Post Thu Mar 20, 2003 1:36 am



You may also be flying a ship ill-equiped to handle mine field navigation. Your going to bump into one or two eventually.



I'm using a hawk right now. Do I need more hp than that?

Post Thu Mar 20, 2003 4:10 am

turn on your cruise engines and just fly right thought! lol hahaha

but I'd just go slow and fly slow like grampa does..

Post Thu Mar 20, 2003 6:36 am

definitely something better than a hawk, but why would you be flying through a minefield anyway?

Post Thu Mar 20, 2003 8:03 am

With the molly base as an example, you can kick in the cruise engines, go into manual flight mode, and generally avoid mines. Just don't fly too close to them.

It's also fun to watch the enmy fly into them. Earlier today I picked up some bandits on my scanners, and instead of moving to attack i positioned myself so mines were in between us. The entire flight splattered

ER

Post Thu Mar 20, 2003 8:29 am

I almost always go through on full afterburner. I guess I'm just crazy but I want to get out of a minefield as fast as possible even if I hit a few. That's what I got batteries and nanobots for!! :-)

Don't think of it as being outnumbered. Think of it as having a larger target selection.

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