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How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:58 pm
by wargaZmer
Hi there, I started the game with the cobra mk3 and I want to buy a better ship, but I can't find the way to buy one. Is there some special planet I have to go to, is there a keyboard combination to press to reach the ship market? Also, if I force a pirate jump his ship, is it a way for me to capture it? I know they are noob questions, but take a little of your precious time to answer, please...
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:05 pm
by Smivs
Hi wargaZmer, and welcome to the friendliest board this side of Riedquat.
Go to the F3 screen (equipment) and press F3 again. That will take you to the shipyard. You'll get a better selection the better the planet is....high-tech industrials will always have a good range.
Happy hunting.
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:09 pm
by DaddyHoggy
As it says here (and indeed, in the instructions you'll find in the game folder once you've installed):
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Pilot% ... nce_Manual (just for future reference)
Press F3 twice when docked.
The shipyard is generated randomly - cost of ships varies depending on equipment fitted and tech' level of system.
Hope this helps?
Oh, and "Welcome to the Friendliest Board this side of Riedquat" (tm)
Don't worry about Noobie questions - we were all there once.
EDIT: Ninja'd by the Pumpkin!
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:11 pm
by JazHaz
wargaZmer wrote:if I force a pirate jump his ship, is it a way for me to capture it? I know they are noob questions, but take a little of your precious time to answer, please...
If you have
Fuel Scoops installed you can pick up not only fuel from suns, but cargo pods and escape capsules. Once you have a pirate scooped, you may get an extra reward when you dock.
See the link above for more information.
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:14 pm
by Cmdr. Maegil
Welcome!
To salvage the ships themselves, you must install the
Deep Space Dredger OXP - but be aware that salvaging small ships won't even pay for the drone.
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:15 pm
by wargaZmer
I'm pressing twice f3, and nothing seems to happen, I'm still at the ship outfitting window... Must I do anything else? Does that mean there are no ships for sale on that planet? Must I install an expansion kit?
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:17 pm
by JazHaz
wargaZmer wrote:I'm pressing twice f3, and nothing seems to happen, I'm still at the ship outfitting window... Must I do anything else? Does that mean there are no ships for sale on that planet? Must I install an expansion kit?
Yes some planets don't have shipyards. And no you don't need to install anything else.
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:19 pm
by Cody
Make sure that you don't have 'strict mode' enabled... and welcome aboard!
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:20 pm
by wargaZmer
Thank you all for the speed and accuracy of the answers!
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:22 pm
by wargaZmer
El Viejo wrote:Make sure that you don't have 'strict mode' enabled... and welcome aboard!
so I must choose "Reset to unrestricted play" lol from the beginning...
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:25 pm
by JazHaz
wargaZmer wrote:El Viejo wrote:Make sure that you don't have 'strict mode' enabled... and welcome aboard!
so I must choose "Reset to unrestricted play" lol from the beginning...
Yes, strict mode is for those who want to play the original Elite game, which never allowed ships to be bought. Note that OXPs aren't compatible with this mode.
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:29 pm
by DaddyHoggy
El Viejo wrote:Make sure that you don't have 'strict mode' enabled... and welcome aboard!
Nice catch EV - oh, how easy is it to forget these little (obvious) traps!
(Might make a nice little addition to the Wiki (that it's not accessible in strict mode)
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:52 pm
by Cmdr. Maegil
DaddyHoggy wrote:(Might make a nice little addition to the Wiki (that it's not accessible in strict mode)
Also, renaming the option from 'strict mode' to maybe 'original Elite gameplay' might prevent young Jamesons from experimenting with it by mistake.
Re: How do I buy a ship?
Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:48 pm
by Disembodied
Cmdr. Maegil wrote:Also, renaming the option from 'strict mode' to maybe 'original Elite gameplay' might prevent young Jamesons from experimenting with it by mistake.
Good idea. Until I learned otherwise, I thought "strict mode" was some sort of iron-man "when you die, you're dead, no reloads" option as per
Escape Velocity. Maybe we could have a confirmation screen, so that when someone chooses "strict mode" they get asked something like
Strict Mode disables all non-original gameplay options. This means:
- No changing ship: you fly a Cobra III only
- No OXPs (Oolite eXpansion Packs)
- No rich fun-filled new goodness
ARE YOU SURE? Y/N