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Thread: Please help, can't defeat a YT-1300
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omedlonaf
Tue Aug 23, 2005 3:47 pm
#1
I've tried and tried to kill the YT-1300 on the Corsec lvl 4/dantooine mission. I've only come close once. Does it have a weakness or is there a different stratigy that I'm missing. Could someone take me under their wing on this one?
Thanks
Nearro
Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:27 pm
#2
The trick to most POB ships is to use what you have as an advantage. NPC POBs will never be able to keep up with your speed, so use that. Fly out about 1500m away from them, turn back and come in guns blazing. Fly right through them and hit your boosters out the other side to get 1500m away again. Shunt to your shields, rinse, repeat until dead.
An even better method is if you can come in on their top or bottom, so that only one gun is ever pointed at you at a time. That one takes a lot more skill maneuvering, but lets you worry less about dying.
An even better method is if you can come in on their top or bottom, so that only one gun is ever pointed at you at a time. That one takes a lot more skill maneuvering, but lets you worry less about dying.
Gizmarke
Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:32 pm
#3
are you using droid programs?
Capacitor Overload + Shield Shunt 3 should handle the fire from the turrets
Capacitor Overload + Shield Shunt 3 should handle the fire from the turrets
And weapon overload wouldn't hurt to help speed the disabling of it.
Make sure you target Weapon Mount 0 first, then after that is disabled it will switch to mount 1 automatically, so you can take out its weapons fairly quickly assuming you have fair-average weapons. Then you can disable its reactor / engine at your leisure. Assuming the mission wanted you to disable it, otherwise once its gun mounts are gone,its toast.
Also I hope its obvious to you that you shouldn't go head-to-head or chase directly behind and recieve overlapping fire from both turrets, try to come from underneath or above it. Bigger target from that AoA as well. As you get in firing range (550m) slow down so you can get more shots in without flying past it, and try to counter its evasive maneuvers without putting yourself directly behind it. Assuming you have good shields and weapons, it shouldn't be that much of a problem.
Edit: Or coming in quick for a strafe and then boosting out of range would also be a valid approach, but I don't like that because that usually means you're head-to-head when you come back for them, unless you really have some good engines and can get out of range enough to approach from above or underneath like the above poster said.
Good Luck
Message Edited by Gizmarke on 08-23-2005 07:34 PM
omedlonaf
Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:38 pm
#5
Thanks Gizmark,
I believe I have to do more research on how to use the droid programs. I have it but not sure how it all works. Thanks for the strategy also. I was trying to overpower it and was infact behind it often.
Gizmarke
Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:43 pm
#6
np
don't want to be behind it
if you still need help after you figure out droid programs let me know in-game and I'll give you a hand with your mission.
omedlonaf
Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:55 pm
#7
Thanks again,
I'll be giving it a try tomorrow and will let you know if I pull it off or not.
evil_SOCCERMOM
Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:59 pm
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omedlonaf wrote:
Thanks again,Please help, can't defeat a YT-1300
Neither could 3 Star Destroyers.
PaladinX333
Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:54 pm
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omedlonaf wrote:
I've tried and tried to kill the YT-1300 on the Corsec lvl 4/dantooine mission. I've only come close once. Does it have a weakness or is there a different stratigy that I'm missing. Could someone take me under their wing on this one?
Thanks
With your shields fully charged, make a very fast head on run. Fly past the YT at high speed and back out of range. When your shields are charged up, do it again. I kill tier 5 Novas in Kashyyyk like this quite easily.
Using cap overchage 3, reactor overload 3, engine overload 3 and weapon overload 3 will make a HUGE difference. Cap to shield shunt is also very useful for keeping your shields charged up.
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