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dogeddie
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Noobie alert! I want to try the latest version of the game. I see there is .99c, which I believe I tried briefly quite a while ago. So is RC5 the way to go? Thanks for any help.
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Yes, all the RCs have a lot of features that 0.99c doesn't have.
RC5 does have a few known bugs but none of which is game-breaking. So, I think that's where you should start. Once you are through with the game, you can try some of the mods on Xelerus.

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Thanks for the help
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Actually the bad power use curve is gamebreaking for at least one playership.
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Atarlost wrote:Actually the bad power use curve is gamebreaking for at least one playership.
That would be the wolfen...
I've decided to put up a patch-mod on xelerus tonight to fix that specific problem w/ the dual laser... I'll to that... tonight.
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Suggested starting ship?
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in RC5 the sapphire.
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Atarlost wrote:in RC5 the sapphire.
Agreed, then new 8 slot sapphire works well and is good to start and get a hang of the game.
Atarlost wrote:Actually the bad power use curve is gamebreaking for at least one playership.
Hmm...once you get past the initial stages, it isn't really all that gamebreaking but ok...
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We're talking about a new player here. It is without a doubt gamebreaking for him or her.
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Atarlost wrote:We're talking about a new player here. It is without a doubt gamebreaking for him or her.
Point taken.
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Sapphire it is
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