you don't...

missiles are specially designed to shoot at anything slower than the humpback..

Shred,

Fire the missles when the enemy is making a strafing run directly towards you.

Give it a bit of a boost too and afterburn while firing it

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Eat a third and drink a third and leave the remaining third of your stomach empty. Then, when you get angry, there will be sufficient room for your rage.

I tend to not use missles and instead sell them for extra cash. Their use is too undependable (missle going one way, target another). Also, I have never understood the use of disposable supplies when renewable ones were at hand, cheaper and almost if not more effective.

"Not all those who wander are lost."

Edited by - Pandarr on 27-05-2003 12:49:24

If you play for a while, you can generally predict when the enemy is going to rush directly at you. (they usually stop to turn) Fire the missile then. The optimal range for missiles is over 500 meters for targets NOT going straight. Boost to 200 before firing to give the missile more speed. Using this method, I have been able to get torpedo kills on fighters consistently. Also, make sure you are out of the blast radius of torpedos.

To aim, I wait until I target the 'plus' reticule and only within a range of 500. I only keep one slot devoted to missiles and I only use homing missiles. I try to use my missiles once my targets shields have been stripped away (all hull damage).

Granted, it costs me bucks to maintain missiles. To keep me in my habit, I usually do one or two jobs to supply myself. I do not use them on the in-between missions but they come in handy on the story missions.

The next time someone asks if you're a god, say YES!

Could you post missile tactics on the BattleClinic, which recently spread from Starfleet Command to Freelancer.

Aenigma



Edited by - Aenigma on 27-05-2003 23:10:14

My personal favorite is to launch a torpedo at an incoming fighter. If you time it properly you'll crack them right in the front and they won't know what hit them. Not sure if it destroys heavy fighters but light/medium fighters blow up like flies. It's a great feeling to see an enemy with full strength and shields wiped out with one shot (btw, I haven't finished the game yet, only level 12 so far, so I don't know if there are heavier guns out there that will do this later on.