Combat, what's the deal?

Tracer · #1 October 22nd, 2003, 02:29 AM

Granted that I've only played the demo so far, the key to killing enemy ships, especially when they're in Groups, is to kill them fast before they have time to wear down your shields and armor. The best method I've found is to mount two toxic injectors firing in the same arc. They are in different weapon banks. When an enemy ship makes an attack run fire the injectors a second or so apart. If the enemy ship has point defence one torp will be destroyed, but the other will hit. Two hits from injectors will kill a destroyer and four will kill a cruiser. That's one salvo if the destroyer has no point defence and two for a cruiser with no defence. Your own ship must have point defence to kill fighters. With this setup I've jumped into a system right on top of a cruiser and two destroyers who got the first shot in, however, they all died and I survived. Also, as a bonus, the components their exploding ships leave are usually undamaged, no need to repair before selling them.

[ October 22, 2003, 01:33: Message edited by: Tracer ]

Suicide Junkie · #2 October 23rd, 2003, 01:22 AM

I think the best way to kill enemy fleets is to have a fleet of your own

Joining up with a TCN fleet, or having a squadron of fighters deployed are the easiest methods.

Especially with fighters, you can hit them, then recharge quickly and send 'em out for another attack.
If you have multiple fighter bays, you can recover and repair the damaged ones while the rest continue to pound the enemy to dust.

Renegade 13 · #3 October 23rd, 2003, 02:47 AM

Welcome to the forums Tracer!!

Wardad · #4 October 27th, 2003, 08:10 PM

Toxic Injectors rule in the demo.They can finish off a ship quick.
I was amazed by the results. I don't think the armor has to be all gone either. You definitly do not have to sit there and blugeon a crippled enemy.

I used the Tachyon cannons for a while,
but they do not match up well with the torps.
The advanced armor can be stonger than the shields.

It was nice using that 6Okt armor piercing torp for a while.
It could be matched up with the shield depeleters, but they are so under powered you might as well use regular guns.
So generally you end up destroying the armor anyway, and only get an early torp hit or two passed the armor.

I am getting advanced in the demo and my torps are getting shot down by PD.
When I buy the cruiser, I bet I could jiggle the ship and have three torps in flight.

Renegade 13 · #5 October 28th, 2003, 01:12 AM

Toxic injectors are only of limited usefullness, and usually early in the game. Early on, there's nothing that can beat them. 2 hits for a destroyer, 3 for a cruiser. However, as you advance, they become almost useless, except at very close range (before PD cannons can shoot them down). Later in the game all enemy ships pack PD cannons and render your TI torps useless.

Oh and a hint. ALWAYS pack 2-3 PD cannons. Toxic injectors can be used against you too, and couple of hits and you're out of it...for good. Personally, I pack 4, but that's overkill

You only need that if you mod in a pirate system with 200 or so ships waiting when you get there. But I'm just a glutton for punishment I guess

Renegade 13