Where do you recommend that we put our skill points?

Longinus · #1 February 17th, 2004, 05:40 PM

Hehe, yea I usually turn away when I see more than 2 Xiati battleships. Destroyers however, I like to kill them a lot, since most of them don't carry point defense, a single toxic injector hit will kill them

But still, I didn't put a whole lot into repairs(not that I didn't put any), in the heat of battle, the repairing rate is just too slow to be counted on.

And I was joking about negotiating if that wasn't clear, it's useless since you get so much money with nothing to spend on, except the use of shield recharges/armor plates, the occassional repairs and upgrades(which won't cost a lot since you can sell your old equip.)...

Vortex · #2 February 17th, 2004, 07:50 PM

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Originally posted by Longinus:
And I was joking about negotiating if that wasn't clear, it's useless since you get so much money with nothing to spend on, except the use of shield recharges/armor plates, the occassional repairs and upgrades(which won't cost a lot since you can sell your old equip.)...

Yes I did realise you were joking.

However, its only true once you get to the point you can kill things easily without being killed yourself. ie about level 10/11. Up until that point it does make a difference, since I believe from other Posts it also affects the rates of pay you get for mercenary and commerce jobs.

If I remember correctly the ratio is 1 skill point = 0.5 negotiating skill. Somebody did post the rest of the ratios but I can't remember under what title.

Phoenix-D · #3 February 17th, 2004, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by Vortex:

If I remember correctly the ratio is 1 skill point = 0.5 negotiating skill. Somebody did post the rest of the ratios but I can't remember under what title.

The rates are all in Main_CharacterStats.txt.

Instar · #4 February 19th, 2004, 07:37 AM

Well, Hide, Move Silently, and Sleight of Hand are all good skills for a rogue character...
oh wait
bad Instar, this isnt DnD 3.5
darnit
Well, I always go for shield repair and stuff, makes me better for combat

Suicide Junkie · #5 February 19th, 2004, 05:54 PM

At the very beginning, I put my very first level worth of points into hull (4) and armor (1) repairs.

It sucks getting stuck out in the middle of nowhere, with lifesupport working fine, but engines destroyed and no way to repair them.
Also I'm very cheap, and will wait for my loyal crew to fix my armor, rather than spend 5 credits on repairs at a base