Im getting the hang of this

[Akwar]

Well,

I got the mining down finally.Was using the training academy and launched a shuttle with myself in it down to the planet and mined a bit with the drone,I then took off for the station and sold what I had.Pretty simple actually.Just got done moving crew around ship.I noticed once I got back to my ship from mining my AE was infected.I sent him to medibay and solved that.The main thing I have to master is ship combat,yesterday I was totally trashed by a fighter or to.I noticed my PTA was effective on my port side but after a while it was completely missing my target.Finally finished it off with my main gun.Bad thing was after this last fighter attack most my ship was radiated and I guess I didnt have enough RC units because I couldnt get my men cleaned of the rads.Eventually my reactor overheated and blew up.Learned a great lesson here,dont underestimate lone fighters.

[Delta1]

Another thing not to do is to dogfight with cruiser/carrier. Your carrier is slow; turns slow and cannot maneuver against a fighter. It is hard to play offense with your ship against a fighter.

I usually take out other large ships first, and then I launch my fighters to clean up the other fighters.

[Grizzle]

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Originally posted by Akwar:

Eventually my reactor overheated and blew up.Learned a great lesson here,dont underestimate lone fighters.

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...AND stock up on RCU's (they're the first thing I buy when starting a new game)

[Akwar]

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Originally posted by Grizzle:

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Originally posted by Akwar:

Eventually my reactor overheated and blew up.Learned a great lesson here,dont underestimate lone fighters.

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...AND stock up on RCU's (they're the first thing I buy when starting a new game)

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Yes you are right,

I need to buy some more RCU's.Thanks guys for the great tips.I was able to get the diplomat to majoris,at least I think so.His ship was far ahead of me so I was not able to catch up easy,I sent my fighters out to escort it and they dispatched a ship on the first leg.It said the diplomat reached the station but there was really no mention if I was sucessful or not.Somewhere close to majoris I lost one fighter.When I got to Majoris I was attacked repeatedly by a cloaked cruiser.Every time I thought the area was safe and Id try to get into a shuttle to get down to surface to take advantage of mining this cruiser would appear and fire.Finally it was destroyed,I think do in part to a nearby neutral spacestation.At this point I have damage to many areas of my ship but nothing major.Ive deployed my engineers to fix the damage.Only thing that looks bad is my BC view screen needs repair so Ill need a part for that.Thats just fine after the repairs are done Ill mine the planet a bit to make some more cash and then carry on with the mission.

Problem right now is when I keep trying to send my AE to SC1 it keeps placing him back on the bridge,I have no idea why.Every person I try to put on a shuttle returns to their previous station.Well other than that I must have done somthing right.A message appeared saying I gained 250exp?I think do in part to my allocation of crew for repairs.I just got a coms message saying to watch the region between Sol and alpha Majora now and make sure diplomats are safe.Well thats all for now.

[Grizzle]

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Originally posted by Akwar:

Problem right now is when I keep trying to send my AE to SC1 it keeps placing him back on the bridge,I have no idea why.Every person I try to put on a shuttle returns to their previous station.

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It's probably because your ship was damaged and though you can't see it, there's probably some large I-Beams or other junk blocking the way to the shuttle decks. It could even be that the turbo lifts are inoperable. Point being, when you take damage, it may be so bad as to prevent your crew from moving around until it gets fixed.

And one more tip...when battles are in your immediate space, look for cargo pods to collect (be careful of illegal items and LOSE them before you dock at a legal station to avoid penalty.) Also keep an eye out for disabled ships to tow to a spacestation. These things are more sources of money and exp to supplement your mining ops.

[DennyMala]

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Originally posted by Delta1:

Another thing not to do is to dogfight with cruiser/carrier. Your carrier is slow; turns slow and cannot maneuver against a fighter. It is hard to play offense with your ship against a fighter.

I usually take out other large ships first, and then I launch my fighters to clean up the other fighters.

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Nothing more wrong to me.....I command an AESTROM class super cruiser and I never launched a fighter nor a missile to take down an enemy.....

USE YOUR PTA SYSTEM and your backward trusters when a fast target outmaneuver you......

Thats's all.....