I just got an idea for a kewl ship! Here's how to make it:
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() Capture a Bulk Freighter
() Fill it up with mass expansions
(*) Go crazy with weapons and outfits!
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It seems like it would kick @$$!
Tell me your experiences with it!
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(This message has been edited by goomeister (edited 11-12-2000).)
Well, IIRC the bulk freighter can have a maximum of 1 (maybe 2) turrets, no cannons, and it has poor sheilding, is slow as...uh... something that's really slow and even having tons of secondary weapons it would still suck and be destroyed really easily.
Sheppo
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Originally posted by Washer:
**Well, IIRC the bulk freighter can have a maximum of 1 (maybe 2) turrets, no cannons, and it has poor sheilding, is slow as...uh... something that's really slow and even having tons of secondary weapons it would still suck and be destroyed really easily.
Sheppo
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True. But with all the fighters and secondary weapons you can hold, it's unlikely that any ship could reach you (Assuming you started out a reasonable distance away). Or, if you want speed, you could use a Light Freighter/Argosy/Courier instead. You'd have less space, but some more speed, which could compensate. Or you could just use the afterburner a lot. 
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I did that-The mass expansions cost around 1.5 million credits alone!I was a bad fighting ship...
But howeaver i turned a Bulk Freighter into a great trading ship:
All armor, 3 speed upgrades, a proton turret, A hawk bay and torps-It was awesome and i had enough for a Kestrel in 2 days.
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Originally posted by The Catacomb:
**I did that-The mass expansions cost around 1.5 million credits alone!I was a bad fighting ship...
But howeaver i turned a Bulk Freighter into a great trading ship:
All armor, 3 speed upgrades, a proton turret, A hawk bay and torps-It was awesome and i had enough for a Kestrel in 2 days.
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Wow. Ah, well... it was a good idea in theory. Not that great in the real world, though. Back to my Rebel Cruiser (With maxed-out guns and turrets, engine upgrades, shield upgrades, armor upgrades, a whole sh*t load of missiles...).
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Well, I generally dont like freighters, there's nothing like a fast warship
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can't say i've tried to fill a bulk freighter with weapons, but it probably wouldn't be too great... however, with a whole convoy of them as your escorts, you can easily make at least a few hundred thousand credits on one simple cargo trading run. I did that once (in Galactic Scourge, not like it matters) where I had a reb destroyer, hired 6 bulk freighters, and went back and forth between Sirius and Earth. In a matter of about 30 minutes (real time! 
) I had made about 12 million!!!!
PS don't say "kewl," it's something little horny preppy 11 yr old girls say a lot... it gives me the creeps
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