New challenge: Starting armor/shield

Amilir · Sun Sep 19, 2010 3:02 am

At the suggestion of someone on IRC, I completed a game without upgrading my armor or shield. Final equipment:

light plasteel + laser +kinetic
hull plate ionizer + 50%
longreach autocannon
koshiba 500 +enhanced
positron lancer + 110%

And volkov in tow. I couldn't have done it without him.

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AMILIRIS

Black Market rank    Sindikat member
Commonwealth Fleet rank    Privateer
Commonwealth militia rank    Lieutenant
Domina relationship    Canon
Fate    Left Human Space on a journey to the Galactic Core
Genome    Human male
Korolov rank    Legend
Score    79,580
Ship class    Wolfen-class gunship
Time played    3 hours and 10 minutes
Version    1.03

ACHIEVEMENTS & REGRETS

Became Legendary Hero of the Arena    
Cleared the Charon system for Korolov Shipping    
Joined by Volkov    
Rescued Mr. Katami from the Black Market    

COMBAT

Enemy ships destroyed    206
Enemy stations destroyed    55
Friendly ships destroyed    5
Friendly stations destroyed    1

COMMERCE

Profit on arms    240,972
Profit on goods and materials    25,188
Profit on illegal items    86,410
Profit on luxury goods    23,654
Profit on medical supplies    45,230

CONDUCTS

Honored permadeath    

ENEMY SHIPS DESTROYED

Iocrym command ship    1
Iocrym sentinel    11
Tundra-class heavy gunship    1
Tripoli-class destroyer    2
Polar-class freighter    1
Hurin-class destroyer    1
Sandstorm-class gunship    3
pirate ship Kronosaurus    1
Atonement-class heavy gunship    2
Charon frigate    3
Barbary-class gunship    3
Drake-class missileship    4
EI200-class freighter    1
Meth enforcer    3
Viking II-class gunship    14
Zoanthrope raider    4
Wind slaver    2
Sapphire-class yacht    4
Plague-class gunship    1
Sotho-class gunship    1
EI500-class freighter    1
Arco Vaughn    1
Urak sentinel    3
T31-class armed transport    1
Corsair II-class gunship    10
EI100-class freighter    5
Viking-class gunship    26
Centauri heavy raider    1
Ronin/A-class gunship    8
Earthzone-class armed shuttle    1
Himal interceptor    1
Hornet-class battlepod    5
Borer-class gunship    3
Hammerhead-class gunship    1
light IAV    3
Corsair-class gunship    58
Centauri raider    15

ENEMY STATIONS DESTROYED

Penitent sanctum    1
Huari fortress    1
Sung citadel    1
Marauder stronghold    3
Penitent shrine    3
Death Drug Cartel outpost    3
Marauder outpost    2
Sung slave camp    4
Urak fortress    2
Anarchist settlement    2
Charon Pirates stronghold    6
Fortress of the Charon Pirates    1
outlaw haven    1
outlaw palladium mine    2
Sapiens camp    5
Anarchist gathering    1
Charon Pirates outpost    1
Himal refuge    1
outlaw camp    2
outlaw titanium mine    2
Anarchist camp    1
Centauri Warlords camp    5
Charon Pirates cache    4
Arco Vaughn's container habitat    1

EXPLORATION

Systems visited    23
Never reached the Galactic Core    

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FRIENDLY SHIPS DESTROYED

Molotok bounty hunter    1
Centurion-class heavy gunship    3
Salvager Nomad    1

FRIENDLY STATIONS DESTROYED

Sisters of Domina    1

ITEMS INSTALLED

positron lancer    
Koshiba-500 reactor    
Longreach I autocannon    
SN2500 reactor    
150NX reactor    
mark III howitzer    
MRAD experiment    
Nova-100 reactor    
dual turbolaser cannon    
Nova-50 reactor    
smuggler's cargo hold    
light plasteel armor    
NAMI missile launcher    
Nova-25 reactor    
device labeled "Q"    
dual laser cannon    
hull plate ionizer    
laser collimator    

MISSIONS & ACTIVITIES

Agricultural colonies defended    2
Commonwealth habitat missions    1
Commonwealth militia missions    1
CSC missions    3
Korolov escort missions    6
Psionics offered to Domina    5
Slaves freed    13
Slaves offered to Domina    19

WEAPONS FIRED

positron lancer    369
mark III howitzer    591
dual turbolaser cannon    1,210
KM500 Stiletto missile    147
Longreach I autocannon    296
KM110 Starburst missile    31
KM120 Brute missile    6
NAMI missile launcher    377
dual laser cannon    6,221
KM100 Longbow missile    193

Gimme another! If it's remotely possible, I'll do it.

Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:06 am

That's nicely done.

Why not try it with the worst possible armor/shields?

Mon Sep 20, 2010 4:28 am

I think the fact that there's these different combination is amazing, worst possible to make to the core is indeed a good idea though it would let new players skim by without trying to achieve the very best. (yes I'm thinking of the pokemon song

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Mon Sep 20, 2010 3:42 pm

If you want a harder challenge do the same thing in a ship slower than the wolfen.

Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:46 pm

I always had great fun playing as an enemy of the Commonwealth. I would start out with the freighter for its cargo capacity, and destroy a station as soon as I could. If I were to dock with a commonwealth station, I would be arrested, and thus game over. However, Tinkers and the like are okay to dock with, as well as BM stations if you can find an ID in a transport.

Overall, it isn't TOO hard, unless you provoke the Corporate Cruisers, but it is still difficult considering that you don't have the easy services you are used to.

cannon · Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:36 pm

Nice! Seeing a score of battlepods or wind slavers would be probably be pretty tense in that outfit.

Amilir · Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:03 pm

Absolute worst is probably ultra light titanium and any one of the level I shields. Downgrading would seem kinda odd though.

I've been trying this in an EI500, but I'm about ready to give up. I just can't dodge properly in it. I'm going to try sapphire though.

I've done enemy of the commonwealth, but it seems cheap. The game just isn't programmed to handle the player doing this very well.

Hornets weren't a problem: Even unenhanced the wolfen's defenses can handle those just fine, and I used centauri nanos. Wind slavers on the other hand.... That's one of the big reasons volkov is important. He can take some fire for you (more than you can take for yourself), and kill stuff while you concentrate on dodging. M1s are also helpful for drawing fire.

Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:05 am

What extensions are those?

Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:54 am

Wolfy wrote:What extensions are those?

By the UNIDs....I can see G.O.D and DSF in there. Can't see hash functions....and there's a few I can't identify.

Amilir · Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:41 am

G.O.D, hornet class battlepod, and a piece of dead weight I'm working on that I forgot to take out.

All unused obviously.

Amilir · Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:19 am

I did it with sapphire:

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AMILIR

Black Market rank    Sindikat member
Commonwealth Fleet rank    Civilian
Commonwealth militia rank    Lieutenant
Domina relationship    Canon
Fate    Left Human Space on a journey to the Galactic Core
Genome    Human male
Korolov rank    Legend
Score    60,460
Ship class    Sapphire-class yacht
Time played    3 hours and 23 minutes
Version    1.03

ACHIEVEMENTS & REGRETS

Became Legendary Hero of the Arena    
Liberated Raisu station    
Lost Volkov    
Rescued Mr. Katami from the Black Market    

COMBAT

Enemy ships destroyed    214
Enemy stations destroyed    36
Friendly ships destroyed    3
Friendly stations destroyed    1

COMMERCE

Profit on arms    73,611
Profit on goods and materials    64,312
Profit on illegal items    77,477
Profit on luxury goods    68,818
Profit on medical supplies    36,064

CONDUCTS

Honored permadeath    

ENEMY SHIPS DESTROYED

Iocrym command ship    1
Iocrym sentinel    6
Tundra-class heavy gunship    1
Sandstorm-class gunship    2
pirate ship Kronosaurus    1
Atonement-class heavy gunship    2
Charon frigate    3
Ranx gunship    2
Barbary-class gunship    3
Drake-class missileship    2
EI200-class freighter    1
Repentant-class gunship    6
Meth enforcer    2
Viking II-class gunship    9
Wind slaver    3
Heliotrope gunship    5
Sapphire-class yacht    1
heavy IAV    2
EI500-class freighter    4
Hammerhead II-class gunship    2
Arco Vaughn    1
Urak sentinel    1
T31-class armed transport    1
Corsair II-class gunship    3
Oromo-class gunship    1
EI100-class freighter    6
Viking-class gunship    10
Centauri heavy raider    2
Borer II-class gunship    10
Earthzone-class armed shuttle    5
Ronin/A-class gunship    7
Zulu II-class gunship    1
medium IAV    1
Zulu-class gunship    8
Hornet-class battlepod    33
Borer-class gunship    1
light IAV    1
Corsair-class gunship    38
Centauri raider    26

ENEMY STATIONS DESTROYED

outlaw pteracnium mine    1
Marauder stronghold    2
Penitent shrine    4
Death Drug Cartel outpost    1
Marauder compound    1
Sapiens compound    1
Sung slave camp    4
Charon Pirates stronghold    2
Heliotrope outpost    1
outlaw palladium mine    1
Abbasid outpost    1
Anarchist gathering    2
outlaw base    5
Urak outpost    1
Anarchist camp    1
Centauri Warlords camp    6
Charon Pirates cache    1
Arco Vaughn's container habitat    1

EXPLORATION

Systems visited    23
Never reached Jiang's Star    
Never reached the Galactic Core    

EXTENSIONS

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Extension dcba0060    
Extension dcba0070    
Extension dcba0072    

FRIENDLY SHIPS DESTROYED

Molotok bounty hunter    1
Salvager Nomad    2

FRIENDLY STATIONS DESTROYED

Ferian colony    1

ITEMS INSTALLED

positron lancer    
Koshiba-500 reactor    
Longreach I autocannon    
SN2500 reactor    
150NX reactor    
mark III howitzer    
Titan 440 fusion drive    
EMP cannon    
Makayev weapon enhancer    
MRAD experiment    
Nova-100 reactor    
Nova-50 reactor    
PK25 Morning Star cannon    
smuggler's cargo hold    
laser cannon array    
miners's cargo hold    
NAMI missile launcher    
Nova-25 reactor    
cannon accelerator    
mining laser    
reactive armor    
class I deflector    
laser collimator    
recoilless cannon    

MISSIONS & ACTIVITIES

Commonwealth habitat missions    1
Commonwealth militia missions    0
CSC missions    0
Korolov escort missions    8
Slaves freed    7
Slaves offered to Domina    23

WEAPONS FIRED

positron lancer    563
XM900 Lucifer missile    20
mark III howitzer    651
EMP cannon    64
KM550 Broadsword missile    11
KM500 Stiletto missile    138
Longreach I autocannon    142
PK25 Morning Star cannon    1,972
KM110 Starburst missile    20
laser cannon array    95
NAMI missile launcher    239
KM100 Longbow missile    50
mining laser    2,553
recoilless cannon    41

Nearly died about five times. Saved once by insurance, the rest by the grace of Domina.

I think I'm going to take a break from challenges for now.