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There seems to be a failure at MediaFire, folder not found when trying to download an S.T.E, my preferred next upgrade from a Cobbie Mk III.

Anyone know why?

Hey,

The STE is also included in the mission Blackjack's bullion, hope that helps...

Many thanks, Onno.

I forgot about the bullion OXP.

Now if I can actually find one.

Well, I still have an old copy of Ste3cV1.4.oxp.zip hanging around. box.com isn't being very fast, though. If you want to pm me, I could shuffle it your way via e-mail (it's a 930K file).

Edit: Well, box.com appears to hate opera, but see if this works: https://www.box.com/s/0dc7f6199323f29fff04

Thanks,

but as life tends to go, when you have been looking for something for ages, as soon as you finally find one, you come across something which is a lot better.

I got the bullion up and running, looked through the shipping shopping lists on the stations and lo and behold there was the gold coloured one that I wanted (just underneath a brand spanking new Python ET with shield boosters for an additional 7 K!).

Sigh.

But a good deal is a good deal and I only needed a few more runs to get the ET proper. So I did.

And then started missing the IFF and all the comfort you tend to forget you have until you don't have them anymore. (And take note not to think that you COULD have bought all those nice little nicknacks IF you hadn't spend ALL your cash on a ship you couldn't really afford at the time).

It's painful, it's slow but at least I have a few more tons to haul around at a better speed. (That is as soon as I can gather enough credits to actually load the beast half way full).

Life's hard. 8-(

Do you mean the Python ET Special is painful and slow, or that the grind to get more credits is?

Just life as a hard-working (that is how you spell it, right? ) space-trader in general.

Can't say that an ET is slow and not too sure it is painful because I never bumped into one.

Only thing really to say against an ET Special is that it is way more expensive than a Cobbie (either mark), Adder, Mamba, STE, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. But that could be because them are actually way to cheap. I mean they are practically giving the Cobbies away at Lave.

Got yourself a pilot license? 'Ere, 'ave this Cobbie and take this 100 smackers too!

You know, the more I 'fink about it, the more I get the feeling that somefing funnie's goin on 'ere.



-EDIT-

If there is one feature of the Python ET Special that I am not too wild about, then it is the nose. The hooter makes it a bit tricky to scoop up goodies. I am losing too many pods disintegrating when they crash into the beak. It's not impossible, or even hard, just requires a change in scooping activities (for one, DON'T come blasting in at full throttle )

The Python ET Special has been one of my in-between ships, it takes some getting used to but is agreat moneymaker
Also, it's pretty fast for a python!

onno256 wrote:

The Python ET Special has been one of my in-between ships, it takes some getting used to but is agreat moneymaker
Also, it's pretty fast for a python!

And don't forget with the two huge engines sticking out of the back of it, it looks great.

I really am a fan of Staer9's work.

Fatleaf wrote:

onno256 wrote:

The Python ET Special has been one of my in-between ships, it takes some getting used to but is agreat moneymaker
Also, it's pretty fast for a python!

And don't forget with the two huge engines sticking out of the back of it, it looks great.

I really am a fan of Staer9's work.

Oh, I agree with the both of you. BUT, as far as looks are concerned, I quite like the Ixian Freighter. It looks like a sturdy freighter should look. No nonsense, no pretty chrome grills, just stuffed with functionality.

And that's what you want, really. I mean, you wouldn't expect a Ferrari look for an articulated lorry, would you?

Hehe!

DredgerMan wrote:

I mean, you wouldn't expect a Ferrari look for an articulated lorry, would you?

Yes

Where are the huge engines in the back?

More importantly, where's the chrome bits?

Eh????

Just because it has a Ferrari sticker on it, does not actually make it a Ferrari, you know?

It's called advertising, like on them billboards.

I mean, you don't think you're a Greek goddess, just because your trainers have Nike written on them, do you?

Do you?

Uhhhhhhmmmmmmmm.

Right.

Uhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm,

Ah.

Ok.

True words!