anyone know how to join the confederates?

Well, this question has been asked and answered lots of times.... Maybe you should try out the FAQs or the Search feature.

But if you really want an answer; it's simple. You can do missions (like rush deliveries) for them and kill pirates to boost both your legal stats and combat rating. Of course, you can kill Rebels to get in higher standings with the feds, but then you won't be able to land on Rebel planets and all their ships will be attacking you. When you have a combat rating around Excellent, check the spaceport bars in Confed planets frequently. Sooner or later, some Confed officer's going to offer you a job.

By the way, I'd say that Rebels are better.

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thanks for the tips. why do you think that the rebels are better?

Well, for one thing, they're supposed to be the "good guys" of the game.

Second, they give you TWO good items, whereas the Confederate string gives you one.
The Rebels give you the cloaking device and the tractor beam, and both are EXTREMELY useful.
The Confeds give you a particle beam which drains fuel. You also don't need it very much if you can fight at all.

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oK, right right, so how does one go about joining the rebellion, i read something somewhere that said you need a criminal record for them to contact you?!?

No, you don't need a criminal record. The Rebels will be happy if you kill Confeds, that's true. But I think how to get the string is basically the same as the Confed one.

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Get a notworthy combat rating.
be a decent individual in (whomever your trying to join)'s space.
check out the bar a lot till one of their supply corps. offers you a mission.
complete the mission and hang out at either Palshife or Mars/Luna.
Check bars a lot. Do missions till you kill an alien cruiser.
end of string.

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Originally posted by Trugati:
The Rebels give you the cloaking device and the tractor beam, and both are EXTREMELY useful.
The Confeds give you a particle beam which drains fuel. You also don't need it very much if you can fight at all.

The cloaking device drains fuel too, and wipes out your shields to boot, and the tractor beam is rather disappointing as tractor beams go. Ultimately, I don't think any of the "special weapons" are much good, so there's not much point in going with the rebels just because they give you more technology.

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Originally posted by David Arthur:
**The cloaking device drains fuel too, and wipes out your shields to boot, and the tractor beam is rather disappointing as tractor beams go. Ultimately, I don't think any of the "special weapons" are much good, so there's not much point in going with the rebels just because they give you more technology.
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I never use the tractor beam or the particle beam, but the cloaking device is nice to have IMHO.

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Originally posted by David Arthur:
**The cloaking device drains fuel too, and wipes out your shields to boot, and the tractor beam is rather disappointing as tractor beams go. Ultimately, I don't think any of the "special weapons" are much good, so there's not much point in going with the rebels just because they give you more technology.
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"Alien cruiser at "2 o'clock"

"Lock on tractor beam!"

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Originally posted by Blackdog:
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"Alien cruiser at "2 o'clock"

"Lock on tractor beam!"**

Don't you get the tractor beam after the end of the main string?

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Surprisely, there was another thread called Killing the Alien Cruiser the Cheap Way. Some people have said that they got the tractor beam during the main string, and some said after. To be honest, it depends on your combat records.

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i have nearly completed the rebel string, and i can't find out where to buy the rebel ships.

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Originally posted by Clueless:
**Don't you get the tractor beam after the end of the main string?
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No, it's an independent branch from the rest of the string.

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Originally posted by Tall star:
i have nearly completed the rebel string, and i can't find out where to buy the rebel ships.

Well...complete it!!

Then check the shipyards on Palshife.

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