Behemoth energy level

ArkanoiD · Post by **ArkanoiD** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:22 am

Just curious - how many concurrent laser beams are required to destroy Behemoth? I've seen it fighting more than 15 pirates..

kaypy · Post by **kaypy** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:39 am

If I recall correctly, burning out about 3 military lasers into it will do to job (unless its been beefed up since I last tried).

I used to be able to take em out with a sufficiently fast cargo cannister, too, but that was a few versions ago...

Wiggy · Post by **Wiggy** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:40 am

I've taken one out.

I loosed all my hardened missles at it first, mind.

I had to do my strategy of firing until my front lasers overheat, then running away and firing from the rear. And back again.

Wasn't counting, though. Too much fun!

ArkanoiD · Post by **ArkanoiD** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:52 am

kaypy wrote:
If I recall correctly, burning out about 3 military lasers into it will do to job (unless its been beefed up since I last tried).

I used to be able to take em out with a sufficiently fast cargo cannister, too, but that was a few versions ago...

You mean 3 regular cycles of military lasers (fire - overheat - cool)?

Evil Juice · Post by **Evil Juice** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:55 am

yeah, that figures it out. I recall taking out a behemoth with 5-6 half cycles so it makes sense

kaypy · Post by **kaypy** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:38 pm

...wanders off to 'experiment'...

3 and a bit. Here Im talking starting with 3 cool mililasers and overheating them in succession. It starts smoking as the 3rd overheats. Swapping back to one of the now cooler lasers and you can finish it off pretty easily.

It takes a bit longer with 2 lasers due to the cooling off time, but its a nice big target and I have a starboard military laser...

Given a decent rig, its pretty easy to take em out without them getting a chance to do anything about it...

TGHC · Post by **TGHC** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:01 pm

What is the benefit of taking out a behemoth?

kaypy · Post by **kaypy** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:06 pm

You get lots of scrap metal and the special attention of every viper in 50ly?

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:11 pm

kaypy wrote:
You get lots of scrap metal

ever since the tractor came in Oolite, I haven't been able to collect one piece of metal

(Idea for Giles: what about it releasing a bunch of (dead) Thargoid robot fighters too?)

ArkanoiD · Post by **ArkanoiD** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:43 pm

Rxke wrote:
kaypy wrote:
You get lots of scrap metal
ever since the tractor came in Oolite, I haven't been able to collect one piece of metal

(Idea for Giles: what about it releasing a bunch of (dead) Thargoid robot fighters too?)

I did, but the alignment was damn tricky! And i got cargo containers destroyed sometimes as well..

ArkanoiD · Post by **ArkanoiD** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:44 pm

Rxke wrote:
kaypy wrote:
You get lots of scrap metal
(Idea for Giles: what about it releasing a bunch of (dead) Thargoid robot fighters too?)

That means you will get 50cr bounty for each, which does not seem to be reasonable