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Thread: Which Tier-4 Freelancer ship?
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Deepfry
Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:54 am
#1
I need some advice guys.
I have done all my Freelancer grind up to 3333 with a Dunelizard. I love it! Fast, manoeuvreable ... but the problem is that I am now struggling against enemies (missions against multiple tier-4 Interceptors & Agressors), and I'll soon need a better ship.
I almost have my first tier-4 box, and am wondering what Exotic VesselI couldchoose.
I have looked at the statistics in the FAQ, and to be honest, all of the tier-4 ships seem very, very slow and cumbersome. With the exception of the Vaksai (which, on the other hand, has only one gun !).
What would you advise me to get? I don't like flying slow ships that can't manoeuvre properly (I HATE the Kimogila for example) ... after all, what is the point in having 3 guns and heavy armour if you can't move fast enough to actually shoot at the enemy !
All advice welcome. Thank you 
Spacey
Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:19 am
#2
When I ace'd my first priv squadron... I used the (primarily)...
MandalMotors G1-M4-C starfighter (Hutt “Dunelizard”) 15k Resources ~85k mass [SP: 2 Guns] 1 missile [Spdx 0.95 Acc 30 Dec 30 Pitch 300 Yaw 300 Roll 150]
and the...
TransGalMeg "Ixiyen" (ix-Ehn) Fast Attack Craft (Black Sun Medium Fighter) 65k Resources ~95k mass [SP: 2 Guns] 1 missile [Spdx 0.95 Acc 25 Dec 30 Pitch 200 Yaw 200 Roll 100]
But I have heard GREAT things about...
TransGalMeg "Rihkxyrk" (rik-zerk) Attack Ship (Black Sun Heavy Fighter)
90k Resources ~190k mass [SP: 3 Guns] 1 missile
[Spdx 0.89 Acc 35 Dec 35 Pitch 100 Yaw 100 Roll 50]
Something to remember... the ship isnt everything. Learn to fly YOUR ship and you can find a way to win. JTL is a 'fast-twitch' game so what you do matters more than 'stats.'
Sure, some ships make it easier (hello hitbox!)... but (and I think all Aces will agree) a good pilot will find a way (hello B-Wing Pilots! /salute)
(special thanks to http://www.swggd.com/Ships/Ships.html)
Rajha Al'Rajhiim
Lt. Colonel, Imperial Marines
Emperor's Retreat, Naboo
Commander of:
Hunter II
ThunderfishII
The Platinum Seagull
Plzdun Shootme
Message Edited by Spacey on 09-03-2005 08:23 AM
PaladinX333
Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:32 am
#3
The Rihkxyrk was the best figher in the game prior to RoW. It is still one of the best. With a decent engine and engine overload 3 it is both fast and manueverable.
SheenaBrelya
Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:55 am
#4
PaladinX333 Wrote:
The Rihkxyrk was the best figher in the game prior to RoW.
I disagree, but "best ship in the game" is always going to be a subjective measurement, so there's no reason to care if I disagree.
The Rihk is a nice ship, though. It has a lot of mass and a lot of weapon mounts, but terribly handling compared to a Duneliz. Coming from a Duney will mean you'd have to get used to the vastly different handling of the Rihk.
A set of Level 3 Overload Programs will be of immense help. Get a Mk4 Flight Computer and program it with Reactor Overload 3, Weapons Cap Overload 3, and Cap to Shield Shunt 3. Find an Imperial Pilot and aquire (or purchase off of the bazaar at Misc->Droind Chips??) Engine Overload 3 and Weapon Overload 3. Get all of the Overloads running and it'll feel like you're in a different ship. Cap to Shield Shunt is something you use in combat to help recharge your Shields.
Shona
Message Edited by SheenaBrelya on 09-03-2005 11:57 AM
Kalia
Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:56 am
#5
Twice I've used a Dune all the way to Ace, only had one persons help on one mission in Tier 4 (and he was a lower level pilot even, I just needed the distraction) and then had help against the Corvette. Droid programs and GOOD REed components can make a Dune well worth keeping, trust me.
Gaabreal
Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:16 am
#6
when i hit 4xxx in SA i grabbed the JSF. its a great little ship.
Zhagadska
Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:25 pm
#7
the great thing about the Rhikicirkcisert....rickicerckekets...rixicichcherts....the heavy Black Sun fighter is that 2 of the weapon mounts are near the center of the ship, so youg et great convergence and high accuracy.
it's also good mass, but you make an easy target if you get caught perpendicular to your opponent.
with 3 guns and lots of mass, you can bull rush into any situation, saturate the enemy with firepower and bulldoze out...provided you get some beefy shields.
it's quite a change of pace fromt he dunelizard.
Spacey
Sun Sep 04, 2005 12:10 am
#8
Yes, it is a great little ship... but I reccomend, at least to everyone I have taught to fly, learn to fly without the JSF so you dont learn bad habits. The JSF isnt the answer to all of space's problems... but tends to trick folks into thinking it is.
Trust me - learn to fly something other than the JSF first... in the end, you will be a better pilot for it.
How about the Vaksai - anyone else think it should have 2 guns? Hi, let's up the mass by a ton and not give it an extra gun! 
Rajha Al'Rajhiim
Lt. Colonel, Imperial Marines
Emperor's Retreat, Naboo
Commander of:
Hunter II
ThunderfishII
The Platinum Seagull
Plzdun Shootme
Llandros
Sun Sep 04, 2005 5:19 am
#9
which ship should i use is a question to whicjh the onyl true answer is another question, whats your flying style?
some poe;le do well in a bomer type, some in a fighter type, some will trade speed for guns and/or mass some will trade guns for mass and/or speed and some trade mass for a bit of both
neutral pilot is very lucky there are multiple ace viable sihps and thier somewhat spread out
the top 4 however have to be:
dunelizard
ixiyen
ryhk
vaksai
nb jsf not listed as its a generic but is as good as those 4 obviously
of these only the rhyk is a bomber type so if you love firepower fly a rhyk
the ixiyen is the next step down a true jack of all trades master of none ship, not enough mass for a true bomber but tis got the potential loadout for one, lacking the manovorability of a fighter but outdoing it on mass its a wonderful compormise with only one major drawback, your a really easy targetr form above or below the dunelizards is closer to a fighter than an ixiyen and is still the choice of many aces its fast enoguh and manoveralbe enoguh to be considered a true fighter but it has 2 guns still so packs a really good punch with mid level cert items
the jsf, ultimate fighter to many outmanovers the dunelizards has more mass and the same nubmer of wepaons don't think much more needs saying on tihsone (and its all been said before)
vaksai, my personal choice, heavy manoverable fast, lacks weapons slots so you'll ned a cert 10 gun to get clsoe to the dam output of the 2gun ships however you cna stick a big shield and a big engine in this and your almost on a par with the jsf, with the added bonus yoru ship looks much better (and yes ive tried the jsf ive got oen on chimaer, and id trade it for a spare vaksai in a second))as long as th evaksai was still mint conditon(thejsfis))
some poe;le do well in a bomer type, some in a fighter type, some will trade speed for guns and/or mass some will trade guns for mass and/or speed and some trade mass for a bit of both
neutral pilot is very lucky there are multiple ace viable sihps and thier somewhat spread out
the top 4 however have to be:
dunelizard
ixiyen
ryhk
vaksai
nb jsf not listed as its a generic but is as good as those 4 obviously
of these only the rhyk is a bomber type so if you love firepower fly a rhyk
the ixiyen is the next step down a true jack of all trades master of none ship, not enough mass for a true bomber but tis got the potential loadout for one, lacking the manovorability of a fighter but outdoing it on mass its a wonderful compormise with only one major drawback, your a really easy targetr form above or below the dunelizards is closer to a fighter than an ixiyen and is still the choice of many aces its fast enoguh and manoveralbe enoguh to be considered a true fighter but it has 2 guns still so packs a really good punch with mid level cert items
the jsf, ultimate fighter to many outmanovers the dunelizards has more mass and the same nubmer of wepaons don't think much more needs saying on tihsone (and its all been said before)
vaksai, my personal choice, heavy manoverable fast, lacks weapons slots so you'll ned a cert 10 gun to get clsoe to the dam output of the 2gun ships however you cna stick a big shield and a big engine in this and your almost on a par with the jsf, with the added bonus yoru ship looks much better (and yes ive tried the jsf ive got oen on chimaer, and id trade it for a spare vaksai in a second))as long as th evaksai was still mint conditon(thejsfis))
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