Newbie Tips & Tricks

[vobler]

As I keep discovering stuff I just might as well post them here.

If you know something cool please do the same.

The latest I found out is how to use the Hangar shooting range.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPZknUvPu9U

Edit; forgot to mention the fire button is the left mouse button. ( Do not blame me for shooting you hangar to bits)

[Doorman]

W00t! Great find. :thumbsup2:

[vobler]

Somewhere in your hangar there is another character. Go close to him  and press use to swap body with him.

[vobler]

If your dogfighting skills are rusty, here is a video from a guy that have found a couple of free games to practice on while we wait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bgk74ktNNs#t=1068

I have not tried them.

[Doorman]

I managed to get the guns working. Crikey! Scary powerful things....not. Klingons will be laughing their socks off!  Found the lifts to the first floor (careful where you stand!) Couldn't find another character though. Hope he has more hair than the one I've got.

[vobler]

I had the Deluxe hangar before I traded in the cutlass. And the "bounty hunter" are on the gallery somewhere. Beside the box with all that stuff in it.

[vobler]

I found a demo for a game called Evochron. It seems much better for combat training than the others I mentioned.
http://www.starwraith.com/evochronmercenary/

[vobler]

Interesting article about Ships systems
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/engineering/12936-Engineering-Ship-Components-Systems

[TeaLeaf]

This picture is the most important part of that post imo as it sets out how the various systems will interract.

Each pipe has a finite size, ie it can only cope with a certain amount of heat/data/power before becoming 'full'.    So it's down to us to get the balance of our components right to build the best ship to suit *our* needs.   Personally my razor-sharp FPS skills are a dulled somewhat by the excessive passing of years, so I'll be looking to focus on other aspects to compensate for my lack of bunny-hopping skills in my Banu Merchantman!

[OldBloke]

... Personally my razor-sharp FPS skills are dulled somewhat by the excessive passing of years, so I'll be looking to focus on other aspects to compensate for my lack of bunny-hopping skills in my Banu Merchantman!

Wot 'e said.

It's why I've gone for the long range scanner variant of the Hornet - I'll let all the top guns know where their next target is while I stay out of harm's way

TL and I both have Banu MMs so that's a combined cargo carrying capability of 360 Tonnes. When we shift that amount of widgets from A to B for a huge pay-day we're gonna need a lot of firepower in support. That's the sort of coop mission I'm looking forward to :thumb:

[vobler]

I'll let all the top guns know where their next target is while I stay out of harm's way
.... That's the sort of coop mission I'm looking forward to :thumb:

And I will be behind you, waiting to be able to scoop up some valuable debris with my tractor beam....

Me too... :-)

[Doorman]

This is surreal! :lmfao: Just the thought of all this makes me grin!

[OldBloke]

This is surreal! :lmfao: Just the thought of all this makes me grin!

I've been grinning for months

[Doorman]

I bet I'm not alone in shouting "Open the bloody hangar doors!" :taz:

[vobler]

A very good video about the dogfight module and a lot of behind the scenes. (from December 2013)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rez7Hy_BfPY