Only in Barracudas? I've seen NPCs in Titans so that's at least 32, but I never really payed attention to NPC levels. I can tell you that though.

"And at least once an episode, EH STEVE will stop by to deliver his classic line: 'EH STEVE!'" - Strong Bad Click here

where was that?

In omicron gamma and theta. There were also some in Omega 41.

"And at least once an episode, EH STEVE will stop by to deliver his classic line: 'EH STEVE!'" - Strong Bad Click here

the highest i killed was lev 18... maybe i killed also a higher, but not looking at that much...

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I've killed ones flying Hammerheads, a lot of them, and they require lvl 26 to buy so that's at least some level 26s. I've also killed guys in Eagles, which require lvl 30.

"And at least once an episode, EH STEVE will stop by to deliver his classic line: 'EH STEVE!'" - Strong Bad Homesterrunner.com

which weaps would you recommend to kill the higher level NPCs

minimum level requirements do not apply to NPC's. Their level is their SKILL level, not how big of guns they can buy.

Guns?

GUNS?!

You young punks have it easy today. Why, back in my day in the Sirius Sector, we'd open the cockpit up and throw rocks at each other's ships! And we LIKED it that way!

Now, with your new fangled, doo-dad tachyon guns you just sit back and fire away while drinking coffee and eating cookies all day.

Back in my day, pilots were PILOTS without all these sissy trade lanes.

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what do you mean how high?
npcs fly all the ships in the game and more. every flyable ship you fly is flown by them, plus the trains and whatnot. the 4VHFs are hammerheads, titans, sabres and eagles. they are the ones whith the highest lvl somewhat. but i believe the titan requires the highest level since its the most expensive.

as fer guns, this is my layout on my eagle...
2 nomad cannons (3.03 refire rate), 2 skyblast Bs (the weapon that deals the highest dmg at 8.33 refire rate i think) and 2 diamondbacks(C10 that does most dmg)

Aye Caelistis, I remember the good ol' days when you could land on Manhattan with 5 credits, see a show, buy a round of liberty ale, score a suitcase full of cardamine and artifacts and still come home with change. Why, back when I was a lad it took true skill to be considered a pilot, with all the control knobs and gauges and the amount of peddling you had to do. They just dont make 'em like they use to.


Attack, Engage, Destroy, Survive

Pilots of the AI go to rank 19. Their are some up to rank 25, but they were removed from game.

Missions aren't quite on the same level structure - so a level 42 mission means you will meet level 18/19 NPC's.

19 is the hardest you can meet

chip, highest mission level is 43

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Spamius Threadius

DB 43 is the Mission level not NPC AI level.

That's what he said (wrote/typed, whatever), isn't it?