Ship Order - Your Comments Please?

Just out of curiousity...a couple of people are talking about how 'in their clipper'...i find this stupid because every time ive played this game ive got the same ship order:

Shuttle
Courier
Lightning
Corvette
Kestral

i dont know if this is the best way or anything but its my favourite and Im no pro so im just wondering what everybody else uses...

Shakbo!

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Shuttle
Courier/Clipper (depending on my mood)
Argosy
Corvette
Kestrel
Govt ship πŸ˜‰

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Shuttle
Courier
Corvette
Kestrel
Rebel Cruiser

I've always used this, and it works wonders for me.

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(This message has been edited by BattleDoctor (edited 04-10-2001).)

My Usual order is:

Shuttlecraft
Scoutship
Light Freighter
Argosy <- The most under estimated ship in the game
Corvette
Kestrel
Rebel Destroyer (paid for by proton turrets πŸ˜‰ )

Shuttle
Courier
Clipper
Corvette
Rebel Destroyer

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Prior to Skunko7's EV Challenge my ship order was different. EV Challenge gave me greater respect for the capabilities of the Scoutship. (Thanks, Skunko.)

Shuttle
Scout -- Great for Starbound, UGE and escort missions. Lousy in a dogfight. (So, RUN!!!)
Corvette -- Now that I've been patient, I don't run anymore (heh, heh).
Destroyer

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Originally posted by Shakbo:
**Just out of curiousity...a couple of people are talking about how 'in their clipper'...i find this stupid because every time ive played this game ive got the same ship order:

Shuttle
Courier
Lightning
Corvette
Kestral

i dont know if this is the best way or anything but its my favourite and Im no pro so im just wondering what everybody else uses...

Shakbo!

For me, its:
shuttle
Scoutship
Whatever ship I manage to capture with the scoutship (last time out, it was a Kestral, but I've also captured Corvettes, and once, a Rebel Destroyer)

I outfit the Scoutship with 2 javelin pods, two missile launchers and 10 missiles ( for lightnings when I encounter a pirate Kestral) an afterburner, and the upgrades.
Then its a matter of circling the enemy until he's out of missiles, and then MontyPythoning him to disablement, with javelin missiles.
**

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I think...

Shuttlecraft
Courier
Clipper (mistake) :frown:
Argosy (it made me so happy to be in one of these) πŸ™‚
Corvette (this baby lasted through the alien missions)
Rebel Destroyer
Rebel Cruiser
Shuttlecraft (captured it, made it my ship, then...)
Rebel Cruiser (with another as an escort!) πŸ™‚

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Shuttle
Scoutcraft
Clipper
Corvette
Kestrel

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Shuttle <-- first ship

Scoutship <-- like the speed and more cargo space

Light freighter <-- Running a commodity route from Zaxted to Diphidia.

Lightning <-- Running the same commodity route - the fast speed means I can
land before a bunch of pirates that always show blow up my 6 light freighters. πŸ™‚
Once I have the money to upgrade the Lightning properly, I go pirate some Kestrels
to make loads of money.

Corvette <-- Sometimes straight to the Kestrel.

Kestrel <-- I like it. It's good. And a nice ship for the Alien missions, too.

Rebel Destroyer/rarely a Rebel Cruiser <-- I prefer the Destroyer's speed in the
end, and have this as my ultimate ship, unless I've grown attached to my Kestrel
<which I do 1/2 times I play>

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Shuttle
Scoutship
Argosy (If I decide to participate in the commodity exchange)
Rapier
Corvette
Kestrel
Rebel Destroyer (Ususually keep this one for the rest of the game...Sometimes I'll go ahead and buy a Rebel Cruiser.)
Rebel Cruiser

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Hehe...I just noticed that every person minus two picked the Rebel Destroyer as their last or almost-last ship. What does that tell you? πŸ˜‰

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That the designers of EV made the Destroyer too good?

Plus, like I said I keep the Kestrel 5/10 of the time, the Rebel Destroyer
only 4/10, and the Rebel Cruiser 1/10.

So I don't count either.

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(This message has been edited by SilverDragon (edited 04-10-2001).)

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Originally posted by SilverDragon:
**That the designers of EV made the Destroyer too good?

**

Well, I guess it could mean that...But it tells me that everyone really likes the Rebel Destroyer as their own ship. πŸ™‚

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I take it to mean that the Rebels severely outweigh the Confeds. Which is good. πŸ™‚ No one wrote down any Confed ships, although Starkiller simply said "govt ship." I think he meant Rebel. πŸ˜‰

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Hey, Skyblade, is that a moderator title there?

I didn't know you were a moderator!

Or is it that title bug going around?

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Originally posted by SilverDragon:
**Hey, Skyblade, is that a moderator title there?

I didn't know you were a moderator!

Or is it that title bug going around?

**

Ahhh!!! Where on earth did that "superhero" come from? No, I'm not a mod, but I certainly owe some respect to whoever game me that title. πŸ™‚ Thanks!

No, it isn't a bug actually...I've been seeing some of the members here get some interesting titles.

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I wish I had a fun name. πŸ™‚

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Originally posted by SilverDragon:
**I wish I had a fun name.:)

**

You might get one. πŸ™‚ I believe Andrew is doing all this. Some people, like Forge, have titles like "seriel killer..." πŸ˜‰ I found a topic in the "just chat" form that is dicussing all these new names...

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A name? Hmm...Well its too early for me.sighing

------- we all know what this is
Courier
Clipper
Argosy
Vette
Krestel
Rebel Cruiser!!! Yah!

Nothing to do with this: Did any body ever find a (escourt carier ship) direlek(?) wich had the plans for a Krestel.You had to go to Draven ad show them the plans.Later they would sell it to you for 6-7 mil.

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if it dosent doesn't
squiel its not worth
killing

(This message has been edited by rebel council (edited 04-10-2001).)