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TsothaLanti
Wed May 11, 2005 3:05 am
#1
Hi all!
Yesterday I tried to finish my last quest to get the Master Box with some mates. After limping around for an hour and a half we were not able to find the corvette, so I am still 4-4-4-4 :-D
The thing is, how often does it respawn? Is there any hint about finding it I should be aware of? Is there any way to know when is it going to respawn?
Any information, hints, comments, and so on will be greatly appreciated.
Yesterday I tried to finish my last quest to get the Master Box with some mates. After limping around for an hour and a half we were not able to find the corvette, so I am still 4-4-4-4 :-D
The thing is, how often does it respawn? Is there any hint about finding it I should be aware of? Is there any way to know when is it going to respawn?
Any information, hints, comments, and so on will be greatly appreciated.
Arsani
Wed May 11, 2005 4:38 am
#2
I'm not sure of the exact time of the Corvette respawn, which I would like to know, but if you've read the threads on Vette killing tactics you should know about the problem with the gunboats not being destroyed causing the timer to get stuck.
psikobunny
Wed May 11, 2005 4:44 am
#3
The Corvettes usually spawn every 1.5 to 2 hours, however you need to make sure of something first. Get the waypoints for your Corvette's spawn and exit points from a guide, an Ace ingame, or wherever. Then as soon as you hit Kessel, go to the exit point and make sure there are no circling gunboats and excort fighters. If there are, you have to kill them all before your corvette will spawn again. It means that someone did the corvette before you, but did not pick up their trash. Its a known bug that escorts dont hyper on their own and will block the respawn. Once all ships are clear, the timer will start. When you do your mission, have a bit more courtesy than the person who left you this "gift" kill all the ships, either before or after you disable the vette's engines, your choice. It's the polite and proper way to earn your Ace mission.
Hints: If you see 2 circling gunboats at the exit, take extreme caution. Only patience and care will get them killed without sending you packing numerous times. Clear any fighters, and leave yourself alone with the gunboats. Creep up on them as they circle tightly, and monitor the range of whichever happens to be closest to your side of their circle. Creep up intil the close ship is 550m away and STOP. Stay there, and plink at whichever ship is closest to you at the time. It you did this right, you are beyond their range but can still hit the closer gunnie as it passes. Target engines and shoot the closer boat. Swtich targets as one passes out of range and the other enters. Getting closer is generally suicide.
Hints: If you see 2 circling gunboats at the exit, take extreme caution. Only patience and care will get them killed without sending you packing numerous times. Clear any fighters, and leave yourself alone with the gunboats. Creep up on them as they circle tightly, and monitor the range of whichever happens to be closest to your side of their circle. Creep up intil the close ship is 550m away and STOP. Stay there, and plink at whichever ship is closest to you at the time. It you did this right, you are beyond their range but can still hit the closer gunnie as it passes. Target engines and shoot the closer boat. Swtich targets as one passes out of range and the other enters. Getting closer is generally suicide.
TsothaLanti
Wed May 11, 2005 4:53 am
#4
Thanks a lot for your detailed response, Psikobunny. I will pass this information to my mates and we will give it a second try to the quest.
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