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Thread: Smuggler's Alliance Tier 3 Mission 2
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KainAzeroth
Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:24 am
#1
This mission has angered me to no end. I CANNOT do the survival portion, I've stopped even trying to shoot the ships down cause i can't kill them that fast, i've just been flying in some sort of evasive way and i still get trashed before the end of the mission. Is there something i don't know? and no one on Radiant makes decent ships so i can't get anything better this sucks... this mission alone has made me want to stop playing the whole game, cause this is the kind of lame randomly hard missions that plague this game. Please someone help me. If anyone can help me fly this mission send me a tell or mail, Atrod on Radiant.
Shoelie
Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:14 am
#2
KainAzeroth wrote:
This mission has angered me to no end. I CANNOT do the survival portion, I've stopped even trying to shoot the ships down cause i can't kill them that fast, i've just been flying in some sort of evasive way and i still get trashed before the end of the mission. Is there something i don't know? and no one on Radiant makes decent ships so i can't get anything better this sucks... this mission alone has made me want to stop playing the whole game, cause this is the kind of lame randomly hard missions that plague this game. Please someone help me. If anyone can help me fly this mission send me a tell or mail, Atrod on Radiant.
If your flying alone, thats your problem. Try getting a friend or two to help you out. Not everyone is cut out to solo the whole pilot class by themselves. I hit my peak at 4/4/3/3 for Smugglers Alliance. Its also helpful to put yourself into some tough situations and try and work your way out of it....the only way to be a better pilot is to practice every thinkable situation. If you don't have that kind of patience then definately need to get a friend or two or post a help thread on your local server board.
Shehb
Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:26 pm
#3
>Is there something i don't know?
- does the mission briefing state that you have to shoot at anything ?
- hyperspace jumps into the system you are in does not fail a mission
- does the mission briefing state that you have to shoot at anything ?
- hyperspace jumps into the system you are in does not fail a mission
KainAzeroth
Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:18 pm
#4
So what your saying is i can just hyperspace around the sector and pass the mission? WHY THE HELL DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?!
psikobunny
Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:40 pm
#5
Hypering around is somewhat lame. Disabling engines and moving on to the next ship is fairly quick, then should give you a chance to catch a breather.
Shehb
Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:55 pm
#6
>Hypering around is somewhat lame. Disabling engines and moving on to the next ship is fairly quick, then should give you a chance to catch a breather.
The script spawns waves faster and faster with more ships every time : I think the intention of avoiding combat was pretty deliberate from the designers... now if someone can tip me on how to solo a gunboat as a non-master without being blown up to pieces several times : i am all ears.
The script spawns waves faster and faster with more ships every time : I think the intention of avoiding combat was pretty deliberate from the designers... now if someone can tip me on how to solo a gunboat as a non-master without being blown up to pieces several times : i am all ears.
zarko669
Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:10 pm
#7
With good equipment and good tactics I've been able to make it to 4-4-4-4 np. As for good shipwrights, sometimes you have to shop around.
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X-Rebel
Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:14 pm
#8
Shehb wrote:
>Hypering around is somewhat lame. Disabling engines and moving on to the next ship is fairly quick, then should give you a chance to catch a breather.The script spawns waves faster and faster with more ships every time : I think the intention of avoiding combat was pretty deliberate from the designers... now if someone can tip me on how to solo a gunboat as a non-master without being blown up to pieces several times : i am all ears.
i agree with this the script spawns for these just $ucks. As a privateer you techincaly a sumgler so sumggler tatcis are needed but it does get to the point whne even these dont work. Then you just have to group.
Undergrid
Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:07 am
#9
Shehb wrote:
>Hypering around is somewhat lame. Disabling engines and moving on to the next ship is fairly quick, then should give you a chance to catch a breather.The script spawns waves faster and faster with more ships every time : I think the intention of avoiding combat was pretty deliberate from the designers... now if someone can tip me on how to solo a gunboat as a non-master without being blown up to pieces several times : i am all ears.
Get the biggest shields you can, the heaviest armor you can, the fastest engine you can, cap to shield transfer 3 and cap overload 3.
Do strafe runs on the gunboat targeting the shield and then the engines at max speed and use your boosters on the way out, recharge your shield between runs (but keep moving), once the engines are destroyed the gunboat will eventually blow up by itself. This will allow you to complete the Tier 4 exit mission (if thats the mission your on).
If your not doing the last tier 4 mission, the only other SA mission with gunboats is the first tier 4 mission. Simply run from the first gunboat untill the second has spawned then use /iff to turn them both neutral and head to the final waypoint for the delivery.
Message Edited by Undergrid on 01-04-2005 02:08 PM
Shehb
Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:45 am
#10
it's the last T4 mission.
shields : 2400hp
engine : 79 spd (703 cruise - 924 with booster)
using cap -> shields 4
that gunboat has 7 weapons and they'll chew through my shields in less than 10 seconds. once aggro, the gunboat moves at about 600spd, which makes it fairly hard to escape fast - i tried strafing : the shields recharged faster than i could take them down (and i use the 8 reward blasters). with 2 ships and space bombs i think can do this, but so far i found it very hard to group with other pilots.
shields : 2400hp
engine : 79 spd (703 cruise - 924 with booster)
using cap -> shields 4
that gunboat has 7 weapons and they'll chew through my shields in less than 10 seconds. once aggro, the gunboat moves at about 600spd, which makes it fairly hard to escape fast - i tried strafing : the shields recharged faster than i could take them down (and i use the 8 reward blasters). with 2 ships and space bombs i think can do this, but so far i found it very hard to group with other pilots.
X-Rebel
Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:37 pm
#11
on all of my teir4 missions so far i have ran into gunboats as a freeelance tath starts in tatooine.
Shehb
Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:04 pm
#12
Only the last one of the Smuggler's Alliance squadron actually forces you to destroy it. I have started grinding the master box, but i still haven't done the last box exit mission. I am sure i'll get around to getting this oversized crate blown up to bits... but for now i have no idea how anyone who isn't master can solo this. I haven't found any "blind spots" that i could hide in and strafing with 2400 shields seems very hard : the turrets start shooting at 700 range and the blasters start hitting at 650
X-Rebel
Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:13 pm
#13
i know of the bind spot in back on the bottom at a 45 degree from it i think it is but for me its hard to me there. lol the 2 times i was able to killone i just boosted up under it and right next to it to the point i was crashing into it and kill it. So say you can go into it but i havnt been able to i think they fixed that bug. ? i read that the master box is like the tier 3 missions even though it shows xp to fill you just do the 2 missions and your done. i am currently 4,4,3,4 just got the last box tonight but i havent done the mission yet.
I wander what it is? tier4 mission 3 privatier that starts on tatooine. anyone have a idea what it is?
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