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#4. Drop off for some UPS documents in Alesqu system:
Ship = Boa Class Cruiser
Just our of witchspace.
I'm carrying 24 passengers, and over 10 kilotons or precious metal contracts, from the Old Worlds, heading for the Tortuga Expanse.
I'm on a real tight schedule, but there ain't gonna be any more Democratic systems after this, so I side jumped here, to fulfill my UPS obligations.
Besides, I haven't saved the game in at least 20+ jumps. This will serve that as well...
Fiddle with compass, settle on main station nav buoy. Engage jump drives. Look up at screen.
A huge object in the distance - looks like a ship, but my scanner is empty?
Must be a glitch in the game.
A minute or so later on - Mass locked by a horde of little blips - and a huge ship.
"Woah. This must be a "liner."
Cruise around it (all my passengers gawking at the viewing ports with me).
I remember reading somewhere, that you can dock with these things too.
Okay... Not gonna get taken like last time - I ask for clearance first - it's granted.
"Where's the door? It must be at the back..."
Cruise to the rear (I assumed it was the rear - cause it was the facing opposite of the liners' heading).
Find two things that look like they might be doors - one left and one right.
"One must be the in-door, and the other must be the out-door... Now which is which?
I better check the readme, see who made the oxp - if he's British, I'll know to go to the opposite door I would normally use. (heh - I think of everything
)
Too many people in the credits section. Okay - I'll choose the rear right one, in that case...
Liner:
"Hurry up commander your time is about to expire!"
No probs - Line up my ship - push speed to max cruise.
BOOM!
*** Press Space Commander ***
#5. Best fighter in the Ooniverse:
Ship = Asp Mk II
Ororqu system; twiddling my thumbs.
I'm feeling confident now, in my combat / dog fighting abilities. Let's try the best combat ship in the game...
Purchase Asp Mk II.
Buy everything else that is available for it - except no escape pod (I'm not going to save the game), and no aft laser (I can't fight with one, yet, so not going to waste time with it), and no missiles (it can carry just one any ways).
Launch from station, and go to far side of nav buoy.
Laser nav buoy - police vipers launch - the scrap is on!
One hour later:
"Wow - what an incredible ship! I'm still alive, with near all systems working!"
I have 60 kills since buying this thing - 10 are police - no more police come - I've obliterated everything in the system, except the station.
I see that the bounty on my head keeps increasing, when I shoot at stuff near the station.
The scanner is like a snow storm - no, make that like an avalanche - there's so many white blips all over it - more than at the Tionsola Graveyard.
"This ship is incredible. I'm invincible in this thing. Too bad it can't carry cargo."
Max speed - looking at the F5 screen - bounty currently at 499 credits.
"I wonder how high it can go?"
Hit F1 key.
"Is that the side of the station?"
BOOM!
*** Press Space Commander ***
#6. The contract from hell:
Ship = Fer-de-Lance
I took an "easy" contract at the latest Seedy Space Bar drive through.
Well, it's classified as a medium, but the target is flying an Anaconda - Like how hard can that be to kill?
Enter last whereabouts system, locate him - and his (surprise) escort of cronies.
Long story short - he had lots of surprises up his sleeve. But it's just him and me now.
My ship is half shot, but he's worse off. Pieces falling from his ship - range 8 km, he witches out.
I follow, find him, manage to dodge, evade, and kill other nasty surprises (I don't want to spoil the mission for those of you having not taken it).
I get the final kill shot from 6 km, listen to his bestowed death curse upon me, and take stock.
Now my ship is nearly completely scragged. Everything in the F5 screen shows as orange, except for some lasers and my ITHA license, are all that remain in the yellow.
I set course for the main station, hoping not to encounter anything - anything at all.
It's been over 2 hours - I
need to save the game - so badly. Don't want to go through all that again...
A yellow blip shows up, it's a hospital ship, it cruises by. Then starts to call for help.
I ignore it, at least my hands do. My brain forces itself not to listen to it's pleas.
More cries of despair flood my ship speakers - I know I can't do anything.
...
It's his fault - space is dangerous - he should know better.
...
I curse into the computer screen - yank back on the stick, and head for him.
A few minutes later...
*** Press Space Commander ***