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Great story, ESPilot! I've done several missions identical to that one in my good ol trusty Sentenel. (For some reason I've been thinking it was "Sentenial.") I usually don't use mass turrets though, because they weigh too much, especially for medium-sized vessels. But for ships like the Rebel Cruiser and Dreadnaught, the mass turrets are devestating.
Again, good story! I want to hear any other Galactic Scourge stories...As a matter of fact, I was playing Galactic Scourge a few seconds ago. Right now, I'm in my Dephidan Fighter trashing pirates and Confeds with 2.13 million credits. I'll tell you all about a huge battle I had earlier...Haven't seen a bigger one even in Override.
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Aye good story ESPilot! Perhaps I'll try out this Galactic Scourge. I haven't had any good battles whatsoever lately! Just the usual renegade bashings in the North Tip.
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Originally posted by Stud Beefpile: **Aye good story ESPilot! Perhaps I'll try out this Galactic Scourge. I haven't had any good battles whatsoever lately! Just the usual renegade bashings in the North Tip.
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Well, renegade bashing can be fun. Just share a story about you against tons of renegades! Those are always fun to read...
Yeah, bashing renegades is always fun, but after awhile it gets kinda boring. And I'm right proud of my Mass Turrets 'cus they're so powerful, even though they weigh a lot, and were very expensive (165,000 per turret). But the thing is, I can't find any more Rebel missions to do! I've looked in every system they let me land on and haven't found any Rebel missions! I now have another pilot file on EV and I'm trying to work for the Confederation (note: trying ), but can't find where to start missions. I know that early in my first EV pilot file, sometime or another I was approached by a worker for the Confed Shipping Co., but I can't find that mission anywhere! If you have any help on this, please tell me!
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Originally posted by ESPilot: **Yeah, bashing renegades is always fun, but after awhile it gets kinda boring. And I'm right proud of my Mass Turrets 'cus they're so powerful, even though they weigh a lot, and were very expensive (165,000 per turret). But the thing is, I can't find any more Rebel missions to do! I've looked in every system they let me land on and haven't found any Rebel missions! I now have another pilot file on EV and I'm trying to work for the Confederation (note: trying ), but can't find where to start missions. I know that early in my first EV pilot file, sometime or another I was approached by a worker for the Confed Shipping Co., but I can't find that mission anywhere! If you have any help on this, please tell me!
You can't find anymore Rebel missions? Hmmm...They are really easy to find when I play. Have you been granted access to the Rebel Destroyer yet? After you have access to the Destroyer, then you'll likely get the mission to destroy the "Battlegroup Four," and the Rebel string will continue. (Aliens and all. If you want the Alien missions, got to the Sergil system). There you will usually be offered the Alien missions. As far as the Confederation missions go, I haven't tried working for them using the Galactic Scourge plugin yet, so I have no idea how to join them. Besides, they are tyrants!
Woah, this topic is getting pushed back! Come on, I'm SURE people out there have some good stories! Share away! orders a fresh round of Saalian Brandy for the silent group
OK I finally have a story! And, it happens to be from Galactic Scourge! I'd been doing Confed Missions for some time, and was in my fancy maxed-out Confed Frigate, the U.S.S. Tiger, loaded with missiles, 2 Neutron Turrets, a Gunboat bay, 2 Gunboats, a particle beam (no seriously, I got it on a Fed mission) and a Tractor Beam (that one I got working for some Ambrosia Employees ;)) and some ESG's. So pretty much, my ship was unstoppable.....or was it??
I was in a system that came with the GS plug, called NASA (Nationalists Against Space Aliens) which was NASA's main base. I took off from NASA HQ, and there was some pirate 'dude' whom I can't remember, but he immediately turned hostile and started launching Lightnings and missiles, and I responded with Gunboats and my own missiles, making my Gunboats go after a Lightning (and they were assisted by NASA fighters) while the Kestrel and I engaged in close combat, Neutron against Proton, Proton against Neutron, until the Kestrel was disabled and I finished it with some missiles. The first Lightning had been destroyed and the other one was near dead when I targeted it, and so was I, I had barely any armor left, when, suddenly, it hit me....that one missile with my name written all over it, and the U.S.S. Tiger went up in flames............
Oh god that SUCKS ESPilot! That happened to me earlier in my Crescent Fighter. I was helping some Zachit fight off a CW. We killed all the CFs, and got the moron down to 20% before the 2 Zachit Fighters died. I then went in, after dealing with the CFs, which brought me down to like 90% armor or something. I went in, and this guy was pretty smart. He kept using SADs, which hurt me when I slammed into them while circling him. After intense SAD bashing and Phase Fighting, he was at shields down I think, and I had maybe a coating of paint left for armor. I was running away with my afterburners on full blast, I looked away from the screen for a minute, to see what time it was, and then BAM! I ran into a SAD. You may think "What? You said you were going AWAY from him." Well, I was below him when I began to run away, and instead of going further below him, I blasted forwards, passing him, and going through the battle zone. I was a bit over confident, and thought all the SADs would just spin in their little circles and not bother me. Evil things can happen in a split second.
Yeah. But I at least learned something....and, quite frankly, I don't know what that something is at the moment. Oh well. Stud, you shouldave learned something from that certain battle: never look away from the screen in a fight unless you have a 100% guarentee that you'll win. Of course, I was kinda cocky about fighting the Kestrel since I'd taken out the R.S.S. Courageous in my Light Destroyer. I'll be back with more stories!
Yo-ho-ho and a dead Fed Cruiser!! Here's a fresh, short, but intense story straight from Galactic Scourge once again. sips his brandy
I was in Darven, and having just taken out the Skyclaw, a modified Kestrel in my DDT Destroyer, the S.S. Great Shark, armed with 2 missile launchers, 51 missiles, 1 DDT Fighter bay, 6 DDT Fighters, and a layer of Armaplast. So, I was Darven, when suddenly a Rebel Cruiser jumps in, and, almost as if they had arranged it themselves, a Confed Cruiser jumped in and started fighting the Rebel Cruiser! I'm thinking 'Yeah, my ship may look bigger than both of those but I'm no match for sure.' I waited and waited, the 2 Cruisers battling it out after their fighters were destroyed, and, in the end the Confed Cruiser won with about 31% shields. I figured this was my chance, so I launched all my DDT Fighters (which launch quite rapidly I might add) and sent them to attack the Cruiser while I charged right at it, all 4 Proton Turrets blazing against the Cruiser's Neutrons. Soon enough I was in half armor and the Cruiser was at basically no shields when I flew away, my fighters still swarming him with their lasers and Javelin rockets. I started firing missiles in rapid succession at the Cruiser to keep his concentrated Neutrons off my Fighters since they were VERY expensive to replace; not like Fleas or Confed Gunboats. So I figure that the Cruiser is about disabled when I go in and fire protons at full and he's disabled, when one of my fighters fires a rocket at him blowing the bridge out the back engine and the Cruiser went up in flames. Then a Corvette jumps in and I'm like 'Ohh damnit.' But I send my fighters after him anyway, and the 2 missiles fired before my fighters reached him reducing me to what'd be about 2 armor, and when I figured my fighters would be dead from the rockets and missiles, I checked scanners to find a Shields Down Corvette and my 6 fighters swarming him, firing off their lasers and Javelins, like 6 Dolphins vs. a Great White, and the 'Vette went up in smoke. I decided to land and restock on missiles and settle for a nice smooth beer.
I'm serious about both battles; the 2 Cruisers, the 'Vette, and so forth. And if anyone's wondering why I'm not drunk from so much Brandy, it's because I take the time between stories to sober myself up. finishes his mug of Brandy C'mon guys! What are ya? Mute or something?? Tell some stories! I'm stuck with all the storytelling it seems!!
ESPilot - Nice! Whats a DDT Destroyer/Fighter? The reason why I haven't had any good stories, or any at all, is because I haven't played much in the last few days. I've been planning out a plug-in, and I just got Rune.
------------------ - Captain Stud Beefpile - UE Naval 238th Squadron - Crew of One Challenger - Member of the Zacha Renegade Elimination Corporation
The DDT (Diphidian Defense Team) Fighter/Destroyers are available after you complete a series of missions, starting with investigating toxic waste being dumped on Diphida, and leading to exposing Astex who was secretly working on weapon designs for the Confederation blah blah blah. And the Diphidian Fighter is guarunteed to be a good ship since it's from Blazitron Inudstries; the people who brought you the Lightning Fighter/Bomber!! The DDT Destroyer however, isn't anything like the DDT Fighter. For one thing, it looks alot like a giant flying whale! And uhh I gotta leave for church so adios!
The oddest thing just happened to me. I was defending Hizdriar from a renegade fleet. We got down to 1 Lazira and 1 Arada before my support was entirely dead. So I began to go after tham, and I see a Miranu Heavy Freighter jump in. Just to have a bit of fun, I hail him and as for help. I get a "I think not." as a reply. So I go back to fighting the Lazira, I was now down to about 25% armor from all the heavy phase fighting. I see a small dot jump in, and I target it. I see it's a renegade, but he's not going after me. I hear phase fire, and think "Oh great, that poor Miranu Heavy Freighter!" but I don't get any "Help Help!" distress calls from the freighter. I then see the Crescent Fighter losing shields, and blows up. I think "What? Maybe another militia warped in?" I then see a pair of renegade Aradas warp in on my radar. I am close to the Lazira now, and am battling him. Neither Arada goes after me. One goes after the Lazira, and the other after the other Arada. Those two guys kill each other, or something, I didn't pay attention, because I was with the Lazira. So this second Arada is catching up to us, and he begins firing on the Lazira! The Lazira retalliates, and disabled the Arada, and goes in to board the guy! I think "Poor renegade! Stop that right now you....renegade!" So I begin firing on the Lazira again, disable him, blow him up, blow the disabled Arada up, and scan for the other guys. I see a Miranu Freighter and thats it. So I landed on the planet and got my 200K. Strange things are happening lately....
Here's an embarassing story: I got killed by a single Azdara in my Crescent Fighter.
I was in the Qerid system, after getting the Zidagar mission to hunt the A.S.S. Something, I forget what its called, but anyway, my backup of a patrol of fighters must've died or something, because they never came. Anyway, I see a small dot on the radar coming at me faster than you can say Crescent Fighter. I target it, and I see A.S.S. Frivolous. I think "Ok, an Azdara with a few minor adjustments, so what?" Again, my stupidity takes over. I begin to dogfight with the idiot, and I see his shields can't seem to go lower than....99%. I tried Monty-Pythoning him, but the only damage that was dealt was to me. So I began oging around and around in circles, but he kept doing the same, around me! Afterburner had no use, because I could get out of his firing range for about half a second. He must've had about 6 Phasers, because it was a very strong, constant phase fire that was hitting me. When I was lower than 25% armor, I began to be doubtful, but I kept trying all the manuvers I know: Monty-Python, the Circle Game, Whipping, afterburner and shoot, the ladder, spearing, etc. I could get him down to 99% shields, and as soon as I would stop hitting him, even for a half a split second, 100% would pop up. Sometimes even while he was under constant fire, 100% would pop up again. So I began to run away when I was around like 5% armor, but escaping was useless. I was under heavy fire from the moron, and he killed me. Boy if I ever see him again, I'll.....well I don't know what I'll do, but I'll kill him!
:mad: :mad: I HATE AZDARAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats right folks, in less than 10 minutes, I have been killed by Azdaras 11 or 12 times! These stupid swarms keep ganging up on me, and afterburners are useless! I'm beginning to think of ditching the stupid afterburners and buying a shield enhancer! I have never in my life been destroyed so easily by such small ships! ARGH!
Ok, back I go.
(This message has been edited by Stud Beefpile (edited 03-18-2001).)
Hehe, and the crew of one challenge is starting to take on new meaning and 'challenge' to a few of its participants... I guess now we see another reason you're not allowed to side with the Azdgari :). Supposedly you've not really faced Azdaras before? And probably the A.S.S. Frivolous was a bit of a mean way to introduce you to them!
Anyway, I wouldn't fancy your chances of taking out the A.S.S. warship for the Zidagar on your own! Unless you get lucky and find a few Zidagar ships in that system when you get there. I did it in a miranu courier, but that was with the assistance of the UE escorts from the last Paaren Station mission - but you've done all that :frown:... so, good luck!
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No, I've never faced Azdaras before in a Fighter. My old ancient pilots when I liked the Crescent Warship, and when I had an Igazra, I fought Azdaras all the time. Now I fight them in a Crescent Fighter. Quite a bit different.
Also, I luckily, somehow, just finished the missions I was yelling about earlier. ALL OF THAT FOR A ZIDAGAR ECM? I don't even fight Igazras! So it's pretty much useless! Oh well...
You mean you didn't get to buy Zidaras too? Oh wait, you're doing that 'crew of one' thingie. I guess Zidaras would count as more than one crew....Azdaras are quite annoying I do agree, but that was just because the Frivolous A.S.S. had an experimental shield generator. Any small ship (except Kraits) with the right weaponry should be able to take down an Azdara. I took one down in a CF before, oh wait, that was because I had dispersal rockets....Well you could probly get some dispy. rockets yourself if you wanted any y'know.
I don't have any great really recent stories right now, but I did just destroy a Confederation Frigate in my Diphiden Fighter. First, I continually circled him, dodging his missiles, then charged him head-on. Since my ship had such an excellent shield recharge rate, I was able to destroy him with five proton cannons.
actually...I can't get dispy rockets. I have 1 ton of free space left. Here's what I have on my ship:
4 Swivel Phasers Dospect 2 Fuel Tanks 1 Fuel Scoop Sensory Enhanments ECM Enhancements
All of that leaves me with 1 ton of free space.