Default starting ship

goat not sheep · Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:46 pm

freighter. the omni weapon gives it the best advantage with the beginning stations and it helps you get the hang of it. Now, when i first started...i chose the wolven. Whoa! Way too fast. But it's eapons were pretty good and i like the break.(when u press the button that enables it to stop) The freighter is basicly this: fly near station. Hold fire button. Try to doge the shots. It is also the best for korov missions. I stand near my freighter and kill those corsirs before they even get a chance to fire. My only problem... i sometimes attack my own freighter. Still easy.

Yugi · Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:43 pm

The freighter certainly is handy in Korolev missions, since it starts out with the omnilaser.

goat not sheep · Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:48 pm

But not very helpful in the 5000 mission...even with omni turbolaser. Has anyone actually completed the 5000 mission? They kill your freighter in 1 missle hit and 1 laser.

dvlenk6 · Mon Dec 04, 2006 12:55 am

I have completed the 5,000 mission many times and with all three ships too. You have to be very aggressive and go out to meet the incomings before they get into range of the freighter. If you hang around the freighter, it definetly will be destroyed.

FAD · Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:33 am

Also try to get a NAMI installed in your freighter (if that's your ship choice) before accepting those early missions. Frags help in dropping their shields nicely, but if you can find any Stiletto's, grab all of 'em. With the combination of both omni laser and NAMI, you should be able to complete those early missions...but as dvlenk said, go after the pirates first, before they reach the freighter.
Also helps your freighter to have a Tritium Propulsion Upgrade installed as well. Every little bit of extra speed is always welcome with the freighter during missions.
A nice little trick you may be interested in... During your return trip of the mission, take note of where those wrecks are at that you've killed earlier, and that will give you an approximation of where more pirates will come in (spawn) and you'll be better prepared for them. Spawning pirates are pretty much repetitive around the same locations during missions.