Posted June 26, 2011
Does anybody have any good tips for starting the game?
swizzle66
Never Nude
Registered: Sep 2009
From United States
Nomad_Soul
Silicon Wanderer
Registered: Jun 2009
From United States
Posted June 27, 2011
Someone posted this in another thread and I've found it to be excellent advice:
Personally I'd recommend getting dual missile launchers ASAP. Two IR or FF missiles is usually enough to instantly destroy a fresh Talon. With 20 missiles you can take out 10 talons effortlessly. Dogfighting in a Tarsus with meson blasers is an excercise in frustration, Talons are just too fast and you don't have enough burst damage to kill them quickly.
Get two missile launchers and then load up on the attack/defend/patrol missions in Troy until you get enough for a jump drive. Then grab 2-3 cargo missions going to the same destination to make 30k per trip. You'll be fully outfitted in no time. Missiles aren't free, but they kill Talons so quickly you can do twice as many attack missions in the time it would otherwise take to dogfight them.
It's been working out well for me thus far.Get two missile launchers and then load up on the attack/defend/patrol missions in Troy until you get enough for a jump drive. Then grab 2-3 cargo missions going to the same destination to make 30k per trip. You'll be fully outfitted in no time. Missiles aren't free, but they kill Talons so quickly you can do twice as many attack missions in the time it would otherwise take to dogfight them.
Post edited June 27, 2011 by Nomad_Soul
Bojamijams
New User
Registered: Feb 2011
From Canada
Posted June 27, 2011
Personally I'd recommend getting dual missile launchers ASAP. Two IR or FF missiles is usually enough to instantly destroy a fresh Talon. With 20 missiles you can take out 10 talons effortlessly. Dogfighting in a Tarsus with meson blasers is an excercise in frustration, Talons are just too fast and you don't have enough burst damage to kill them quickly.
Get two missile launchers and then load up on the attack/defend/patrol missions in Troy until you get enough for a jump drive. Then grab 2-3 cargo missions going to the same destination to make 30k per trip. You'll be fully outfitted in no time. Missiles aren't free, but they kill Talons so quickly you can do twice as many attack missions in the time it would otherwise take to dogfight them.
Get two missile launchers and then load up on the attack/defend/patrol missions in Troy until you get enough for a jump drive. Then grab 2-3 cargo missions going to the same destination to make 30k per trip. You'll be fully outfitted in no time. Missiles aren't free, but they kill Talons so quickly you can do twice as many attack missions in the time it would otherwise take to dogfight them.
WingC3
New User
Registered: Aug 2011
From United States
Posted August 26, 2011
The other important things to get when you can are AFTERBURNERS. Most enemies will only pursue you for a relatively short distance. If you have afterburners you can usually escape a fight. Engine upgrades allow you to after burn for longer.
ALSO: You can talk your way out of fights in Privateer. If you are attacked by pirates or the Kilrathi, repeatedly sending the third communication choice to them (about 4-7 times depending on your initial standing with them) will cause them to go neutral and then friendly temporarily. (Only those particular ships, only while you're at that nav point) The Retros do NOT respond to this, nor will patrols that find you with contraband. It's a neat way to get close to the kilrathi ships, and it makes landing at asteroid-surrounded pirate bases A LOT easier.
ALSO: You can talk your way out of fights in Privateer. If you are attacked by pirates or the Kilrathi, repeatedly sending the third communication choice to them (about 4-7 times depending on your initial standing with them) will cause them to go neutral and then friendly temporarily. (Only those particular ships, only while you're at that nav point) The Retros do NOT respond to this, nor will patrols that find you with contraband. It's a neat way to get close to the kilrathi ships, and it makes landing at asteroid-surrounded pirate bases A LOT easier.