athios
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Post by athios on Aug 15, 2013 23:54:36 GMT -5
Still ongoing, 50 contracts done, around 3000 turns. Bought a really nice Javalin Class ship! Unfortunately, failed 2 already by accidentally blowing up my target. Will just board all targets from now on...
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Post by slayernz on Aug 16, 2013 0:06:37 GMT -5
I'm on 87 completed contracts (+1 failure). 13 more to gooooooo!
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Post by slayernz on Aug 16, 2013 0:56:59 GMT -5
I'm exhausted but done. I didn't win the challenge ... but am coming second to my arch nemesis Lurker I don't know if I'm up for repeating the challenge at Guildmaster level. There's insanity, and there is just plain stupidity. I know my limit stops a little after insanity
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Post by contributor on Aug 16, 2013 1:43:47 GMT -5
Hah! I take it as an extreme compliment to be called your arch nemesis.
Your score is very good, better than I thought could be done using the "traditional" approach to this challenge. We'll see if my "low-level" strategy will hold out.
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Post by slayernz on Aug 16, 2013 2:25:29 GMT -5
I got a bit distracted mid-game because I wanted Javat to like me again (after failing that cargo contract). I ended up burning through a decade of gametime doing some blockades between Javat and Cadar. Upside, Javat liked me again ... downside, I wasted over 500 turns Moral - ignore the Houses - they're all scum and cause you to lose points.
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Post by Fenikso on Aug 16, 2013 3:31:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I wasted money (nice and shiny ship, high ranks) and turns (blockades, fulfilling shortages, looking for unnecessary upgrades) too. But hey, the challenge would be a bit boring being too ascetic .
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Post by slayernz on Aug 16, 2013 4:02:11 GMT -5
It did get me almost $5m in less than 8,000 turns ... I ended up ditching large numbers of electronics and weapons because I knew that selling them would chew up weeks ... what a waste
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athios
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Post by athios on Aug 17, 2013 23:25:20 GMT -5
I want to point out that I have kept my starter ship (Tempus Fugit) the whole challenge, so that's gotta be worth some kind of bragging point huh? That's very impressive for sure. Hope you make it!! What upgrades did you put on it?
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Post by johndramey on Aug 18, 2013 16:50:39 GMT -5
athios - Well, I jinxed myself by posting that. I got 2 or 3 more contracts completed then ran into an alien I couldn't escape, dead captain I have screenshots of my final score and will post them in the challenge thread. As for what upgrades I put on my Tempus, well I pretty much followed the build I posted in the "post your favorite ships" thread, but it was Ancient Reactors, Advanced Bridge, Pred. Tracking Array (although I had 2 contracts escape after installation?), and.... can't remember the other one. I like kitting the Tempus out for stealth work, spying and the like. It serves very well in that function, but it runs into WF problems.
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athios
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Post by athios on Aug 18, 2013 19:08:43 GMT -5
Pred. Tracking Array (although I had 2 contracts escape after installation?) Did you do surveillance at that location before engaging the target?
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Post by johndramey on Aug 18, 2013 20:28:46 GMT -5
Well, no! I guess that explains why it didn't seem to be doing too much. I should really learn more about the combat system, my knowledge at the moment is "Tactics + Pilot -> close range -> mash "ENGINES" button -> ? -> Profit!
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Post by contributor on Aug 19, 2013 1:46:21 GMT -5
It did get me almost $5m in less than 8,000 turns ... I ended up ditching large numbers of electronics and weapons because I knew that selling them would chew up weeks ... what a waste Yes contracting while looking for shortages on the side is definitely the way to make the most money quickly. Once your rep is up in the 2,000s its not too hard to take multiple contracts worth 500,000 at one time. Great challenge Slayernz. I really enjoy these because it's the one time I can force myself to stick with a certain way of playing and then I actually discover something new about the game. Most of my other games all sort of fall back on my usual strategy which is very effective but getting, well, a little worm out.
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athios
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Post by athios on Aug 19, 2013 9:56:58 GMT -5
Well, no! I guess that explains why it didn't seem to be doing too much. Yeah, to use the PTA and special ability for MO/BH character classes, you need to perform a successful surveillance at the location the target is at. You will see a message like "we have gathered information about our contract target." After that, when you confront your target but he is not the desired Faction/level/class, you can acknowledge or retreat. You will see the defeat screen but right after, another message saying you can re-engage the target. The enemy stats will change next time you encounter him. This also works if you decide to battle the enemy but he flees or you retreat when losing the fight. Just keep in mind that you have redo the surveillance each time you confront your target. Also, this costs time, so keep an eye on the Contract status and make sure it doesn't expire.
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Post by slayernz on Aug 19, 2013 10:53:05 GMT -5
Since i didn't have the PTA available, I worked without it .. and quite comfortably blew up ships from my own factions. Nothing ended up being too much of a challenge although I did run into a couple of aliens where I only managed to escape with paint flecks holding my hull together. Never boarded and never got boarded. I'll have to look at how everyone went, but there seems to be a good number of scores already posted
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Post by athios on Aug 19, 2013 15:24:54 GMT -5
Sweeeet... just realized that my captain can unlock Exemplar Contractor! And the first four Trader awards. Just one more to go!
(man, 10 million creds is more than my all-time high... it's gonna take a while)
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