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Post by xdesperado on Sept 14, 2012 16:39:55 GMT -5
So just recently got into Star Traders and really enjoying it. That said I've lost a lot of new captains to bad luck trying to get going on Crazy. Finally managed a good start and my current captain is so far doing nicely.
But this is about Bad Luck and I'd like to hear some of your stories about the worst you've experienced.
For me the absolute worst was creating a new captain, moved to the starting planet and prepared to land for the initial game start contract. My poor level 1 completely inexperienced captain looked up at the screens in sheer terror to see a giant Alien Ship bearing down on her...needless to say scratch one new captain...
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Post by rabidbite on Sept 14, 2012 16:59:52 GMT -5
My poor level 1 completely inexperienced captain looked up at the screens in sheer terror to see a giant Alien Ship bearing down on her...needless to say scratch one new captain... Stuff like that has happened to me about 6 times.  Tell you it doesn't get old! rabid |
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Post by BlastGT1 on Sept 14, 2012 21:49:16 GMT -5
And thus, his story was over before it had begun.....
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Every day I'm torpin'.....
Party Torp is in the tube tonight,
Everybody just have a Torp time.
Hull breach will make you lose your find,
Pirates stealin', just have a Torp time!
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Post by starfixer on Sept 15, 2012 16:49:55 GMT -5
I once had a BH captain who had like 10 aliens in 5 or 6 levels. It was crazy and they wouldn't stop coming. Its like in adition to beng wanted by clans, I was wanted by aliens. There was even a hulk that attacked me, and they're not even supposed tobe hostile!
Eventually I lost, but it was an epic death.
Another time my merchant barely beat an alien, just to encounter another one several turns later and die!
Another time, I had a 37 hull 38 armor ship and encountered a 10 hull pirate. He rammed me once and my hull was breached. Critical hit is one thing, but that's 1 out of a million chance right there.
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Post by xdesperado on Sept 15, 2012 20:19:58 GMT -5
Hate those kamakazee Pirates. Had a level 9 MO who made a killing with some great trading. Got even luckier when I found my first Harbinger Cruiser. Was heading home to upgrade it and ran into a level 1 Pirate Shuttle. Somehow he managed to survive ramming me 3 times and finished destroying my hull with the 3rd ram...  |
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Post by starfixer on Sept 15, 2012 20:34:44 GMT -5
You should've tried to attack them while thy were ramming you. If you keep escaping and failing, and they keep attacking you, then yeah eventually you'll die. You have to board them. If after you try to escape th first time you fail don't keep trying to escape. Fight back. Ram them board them. So you kill them before they kill you.
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Post by starfixer on Sept 15, 2012 20:41:06 GMT -5
Ram = Engines to hull ratio + pilot kill + ship speed + total engines + hull + armor + armor to hul ratio + upgrades.
Get the slayarz cruiser with dreadnough arch, hyperion superstructure and impact sheild upgrades. Then get the pilot oficer and military officer and carry spice equal to 10% of your max hull. And invest heavily in pilot. Also, you have a better chance of dodging ram whn our facing the enemy. So at med range advance so your facng the enemy and hit board. If you get rammed, advance and hit board again.
Chance of succesful boarding over ram attempts = Pilot + Engine to hull ratio + ship speed + warrior + weapons + upgrades + officers.
Carry alot of weapons, invest heavily in pilot and warrior, have a military officer on board and get a quick ship to help sucesfullly board.
My ship - slayarz cruiser wih dreadnought arch, impact sheild, battleship arch, advanced sail, hyperon superstruture. I invest heavily in pilot and warrior, hve a pilot and MO, carry 10% of my hold spice, carry weapons. Never attemt to retreat after being rammed. Once I'm rammed, I advane so I'm facing my enemy and board.
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Post by xdesperado on Sept 15, 2012 22:57:57 GMT -5
You should've tried to attack them while thy were ramming you. If you keep escaping and failing, and they keep attacking you, then yeah eventually you'll die. You have to board them. If after you try to escape th first time you fail don't keep trying to escape. Fight back. Ram them board them. So you kill them before they kill you. I had a full crew with battleship arch and 50 weapons in the hold and a MO as one of my officers and a Pilot as another. Trust me I was trying to board but every time range closed to short the lvl 1 pirate scum managed to ram me.  Just one of those things that happens occasionally. ;D |
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Post by rsgong on Jun 24, 2013 16:22:41 GMT -5
The closest I've gotten to unlocking RRIII. Had rank 8 and my explorer on Rift-Leporis made a huge haul on his first exploration. All I had to do was get to Gamma-Javat II and I would have unlocked it.
One move from Gamma-Javat II I ran into a pirate who was twice as big as my ship, faster and more maneuverable, and many more weapons.
All I could do was hope for a lucky hit. Didn't happen. RIP.
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