6 aliens in 4 years, is that normal

[contributor]

So I have to admit that aliens have pretty much been the bane of my star trading existence. Every time I've met one it's been "game over" but I had a character going on crazy and decided I was going to make him an alien hunter and see if I could chalk up some alien victories. He still wasn't leveled up to where I was going to go hunting, but he was starting to get there, about level 21.

I happened to meet my first alien without going looking for them, in a green square I believe. After that they just kept coming and I was meeting one every time I flew across the quadrant. I finally died after the 6th one. You'll see I had some pretty easy aliens to start out with. Is that the way it always is once you start killing them?

They're in reverse order of how I met them. I should have boarded the last one.

[Cory Trese]

That is some bad luck. Alien rumors?

[starfixer]

In red sectors/independent space often?
Over dead planets often?
Carry artifacts?
Far from sector (1,1) (top left corner of map) often?
Destroy alien ships after defeating them and encounter alien within 26 turns after?
In sectors with alien attacks rumor often?
Low stealth?
In hyperion denomic nebula often?
Carry a lot of contraband (weapons, electronics)?

[contributor]

My first contact was somewhere between Rychart Prime and Baza then I was in a mix of red and green, but at least a few of the others were in green. Distances were all over the place. I had no artifacts and stealth was 110% of level. I was never over a dead planet and only carried weapons, around 20. I also had a vet officer. It was like once I killed that first one they just kept coming for me. I guess it's that whole 26 turns thing. It sort of snowballed. I also never paid attention to alien rumors. There were some.

From now on after I destroy an alien I'm staying in green sectors over an inhabited planet and away from rumors until the 26 turns is up.

P.S. I thought you'ld all be impressed that I was flying a Cadar Templar. I had an Inquistion in storage, but wasn't flying it to save gas. I should have gotten in after the first encounter.

[Cory Trese]

You had an Alien Vet on board?

[contributor]

Yes, is that what drew them in?

[martyparty]

Did you have Ellen Ripley on board? She's a MAGNET for aliens.

[Cory Trese]

Mar 3, 2013 19:50:30 GMT -5 contributor said:

Yes, is that what drew them in?

He loves the Xenos and longs to do battle with them.

[contributor]

Mar 3, 2013 19:58:04 GMT -5 martyparty said:

Did you have Ellen Ripley on board? She's a MAGNET for aliens.

No, though I did have someone's sister on board who bears a striking resemblence to Lady Emille Crass.

[starfixer]

Mar 3, 2013 20:05:07 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

Mar 3, 2013 19:50:30 GMT -5 contributor said:

Yes, is that what drew them in?

He loves the Xenos and longs to do battle with them.

Loves? He loves aliens less than I love aliens, and I love aliens as much as slayarz loves Steel Song.

[contributor]

What's the story behind the "knife alien"? I've never seen one of those before.

[starfixer]

Mar 3, 2013 20:54:21 GMT -5 contributor said:

What's the story behind the "knife alien"? I've never seen one of those before.

Its technickly an alien ship but its very weak and doesn't have high salvage value

[martyparty]

The knife alien went straight from the invention of knives to interstellar flight.
They skipped the development of ranged personal weapons altogether.

[torvus]

Am I the only one to notice that the bolllish carryer is of cadar design. . . 50 torps

[Cory Trese]

Bolllish Carrier is a nasty one. He's Quick/Fast, the AI loves to torp / advance / retreat / torp. He's usually hard to escape and quickly wears you down at long range.