Could anybody help me with four things?

[Gustavo]

Could anybody help me in three things?

1 - Is there any influence between the type of ship I choose and the type (and number) of enymies I will face? I chose the best supercarrier (firestorm) and all my enemies are biiiiiiiiiiig.

2 - How can I make my SC release towed objects, so that I can tractor it to inside the ship? My sc keep flying around with his cargo pod or a disabled ship and I cant release it or beam it.

3 - What can I do to stop enemy ships poping in each 5 minutes so that I can work a little (mining, reparing, reloading, towing disabled ships and etc...) The game just don't give me time to "work" a little instead of fighing everytime.

and...

4 - Is there any "safe" place where I could go to rest a little without being attacked each 5 minutes? Mars, that is close to earth is defetelly not a safe place to stay (????)

Thaks guys, I'm enjoying this game very much ; )

[TARWMSRK]

1. Dunno

2. Tell your shuttle to tow nothing ( I think that is how it works)

3. just stay near galcom HQ -- enemy units never seem to come there (or rarely atleast)

4. see 3

[Supreme Cmdr]

3. Go to some of the sub-regions in Uranus or Jupiter region. or just find a spot on the planet and land there. Put the ship in HALT mode, activate the A/P and leave it there.

[ 12-07-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

[Guest]

1 - No clue. Dont think so, when I launch in a supercarrier I generally face smaller vessels.

2 - How can I make my SC release towed objects, so that I can tractor it to inside the ship?

A/ You can tell it to RTB or give it a HALT order.

My sc keep flying around with his cargo pod or a disabled ship and I cant release it or beam it.

A/why would you tow a cargo pod? CARGOSWEEP will tell the shuttle to collect the cargo pod.

3 - You can dock or land on a friendly zone in a planet. Try underwater, ive been told it cools down the hull

4 - See SC response

[Tyrn]

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Originally posted by Tac:

3 - You can dock or land on a friendly zone in a planet. Try underwater, ive been told it cools down the hull

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Mean, very mean.

[ 12-07-2001: Message edited by: Tyrn ]

[Gustavo]

Thanks guys,....but I still have problems when my SC tows a disabled ship. I cannot dock a SC that is towing a ship. So, I have to release it firts than use my tractor beam. I will try the Halt command. The RTB command doesnt work becouse the SC cannot dock :|.

thanks for helping, but I'll not try to cool my hull going underwater. Clever.....

[Tyrn]

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Originally posted by Gustavo:

Thanks guys,....but I still have problems when my SC tows a disabled ship. I cannot dock a SC that is towing a ship. So, I have to release it firts than use my tractor beam. I will try the Halt command. The RTB command doesnt work becouse the SC cannot dock :|.

thanks for helping, but I'll not try to cool my hull going underwater. Clever.....

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Give your SC a deliver to order.

[Gallion]

... and RTFM

TTFN

[Clan_Elemental]

I think this goes along with the same sort of 4 questions, so instead of making a new thread I thought I would append in here.

I am knee deep in that learning curve, and trying to fly, trade and so on to get a feel for the basics before moving onto the vessels of mass destruction.

Can someone post a sort of broad overview, a newbies guide or such on the best sector/empire/caste that will allow them to play fairly unmolested unless they purposelly pick a fight. The training academy doesn't seem to apply since you can't save your game (that I have found).

I myself have tried trader, explorer and even diplomet and I huddle in SOL system behind the skirt of moma galcom and yet still I find myself getting destroyed over and over by what I assume to be raiders while I am trying to go do some

mining. Meanwhile I assume the military/police are eating donuts and watching the fireworks.

Are other empires more stable? It seems odd that the mighty terran space empire can not secure a trading route between it's homeworld and moon at the very least.

Oh and can someone explain what governs an SOS ship being present... I found it really odd to learn the terran homeworld did not have an SOS ship handy.

[Tyrn]

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Originally posted by Clan_Elemental:

I myself have tried trader, explorer and even diplomet and I huddle in SOL system behind the skirt of moma galcom and yet still I find myself getting destroyed over and over by what I assume to be raiders while I am trying to go do some

mining. Meanwhile I assume the military/police are eating donuts and watching the fireworks.

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Oh and can someone explain what governs an SOS ship being present... I found it really odd to learn the terran homeworld did not have an SOS ship handy.

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Visit the moons of Jupiter, I hear they're very quite this time of year.

Only certain castes provide towing services and if GALCOM jumped in it would be bad for the local economy. If no towing services are currently in the region then you have to wait.

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[Supreme Cmdr]

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Originally posted by Clan_Elemental:

Are other empires more stable? It seems odd that the mighty terran space empire can not secure a trading route between it's homeworld and moon at the very least.

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Try the sub-regions of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. Thats where the majority of their moons are. Those regions are fairly hostile free and boring.

[ 12-10-2001: Message edited by: Supreme Cmdr ]

[Gustavo]

I will try that.

Thanks

[Guest Grayfox]

Hey!!! im terran police!!! i dont eat doughnuts... theyre too fattening besides i keep gettin my but whupped by these bad a@@ fighters... cant remember the name tho cause i die too quick.