Can a situation arise where it is simply not possible to get a military ID? I completed both the Arena and Charon (including docking at the rebuilding Korolov station to get the reward), but when I tried to do the military mission I kept getting the message that my ship wasn't well equipped enough. ...

Thanks for all the feedback! @ FAD -> the hint about the drives is much appreciated - I totally ignore them when using the Wolfen @ goat not sheep -> do you use the sapphire? somehow I get the feeling you might be a "pro" in the freighter... <grin> Does the sapphire's turn speed / handling go down a...

Anyone like the kilo? I tried it a long time ago and wasn't impressed, but in my last game there were a lot of Ranx so I had plenty of ammo to test this bad boy out. It really packs a wallop if you can keep your enemies bunched up at range. The main problem was space. The Wolfen didn't have the capa...

no ship armor will stand in the way of the omni ion! I just picked up my own omni ion blaster... but I combo it with the infamous base-wrecker / hull-cracker known as the fusionfire howitzer. Damn, that bad boy is a heavy hitter. Still have the trusty old NAMI - the guided missiles seem to do the t...

Sung Citadel coughed up a half dozen Longzhu spheres, which was nice. System actually turned into Charon II - 50+ dead Confed warships and hundreds of Dwarg Master / Zoanthrope fleets. I've learned to hate that tracking EMP blaster thing the Dwargs have. Also in system were: Sung Citadel 3 Sung Fort...

Thanks for the feedback. I ended up buying both the Omni Akan and the Tritium Cannon. I slapped the weapon enhancement ROM on the Tritium Cannon, as I tend to use it by default unless I'm fighting quick enemies (e.g. Wind Slavers). Next system has 2 Sung Fortresses and a Sung Citadel. Looks like a g...

A newbie question about weapons... I've just surived the madness of Charon and am enjoying the relative safety of St. Katherines. Up to this point, I've have very few options in terms of weapons... lots of level I-III lasers and kinetic weapons. The weapons I actually use were both found in wrecks (...