Does anyone know how to best capture a Confederate Cruiser or Frigate using a Corvette with standard weapons plus a torp launcher and 20 torps or just 13 missles and a layer of Duralsteel plus one shield booster? I did something very stupid (I thought you could carry mission cargo on your escorts and maxed out my Corvette with mass expansion, now I cant run missions and need money or a bad *** ship)

cAN ANYONE GIVE ADVICE ON HOW AN AMATEUR COULD BEAT A CONFEDERATE OR REBEL FRGATE, CRUISER, OR DESTROYER WITH THE ABOVE SAID SHIP, WEAPONS, AND ABOUT 11 HOURS OF EXPIERIENCE?

BTW I HAVE A ARGOSY FORCED ESCORT, COULD I MAKE HIM HELP ME IN THE FIGHT?

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-Edward Zeth-

(This message has been edited by Jude (edited 04-07-2001).)

I have a good solution for you.
Step 1:
Load up on ammo and stuff.
Step 2:
Go to the capella system and make the planet there hate you.Hint:kill all their freighters.
Step 3:
Hail the planet. This is done by requesting to land on the planet,(L), then pressing the hail button. The comm screen should come up. If it doesn't, make sure that your targeting sensors say "NO TARGET." Select "Demand Tribute" on the comm screen. If they hate you enough, they will send out their defense fleet. Destroy the gunboats and patrol ships with all your weapons. One you have destroyed all of the enemy ships, Demand Tribute again. If it says "this planet agrees to pay you tribute", thet will let you land. Now you will get 1,000 credits per day. If you constantly keep on taking off and landing, you soon will have enough money to buy a ship of death.
If you are having trouble destroying the defense fleet, keep on trying because I did it myself without an enhanced corvette, just a regular one. I also did not have the help from the argosy.

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"Die,Die,Die, you stupid Confeds!"

A helpful hint: while in Capella plunder lugury freiters (long white ships , have 40 grand on them, helps with the money)

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if it dosent doesn't
squiel its not worth
killing

Yeah thanks a lot for that advice....I have about 40 missles now and I am on my way to Capella......

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-Edward Zeth-

Dang, i started loading my Executor Emulator trial version so I could try your techniques but it expired and when i reinstall it it still says trial expired. I redownloaded and tried, same thing happened, also happened even when I erased all the folders.

Any one have a way to reinstall it? I saw emulator topics today, so I know some people here might know

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-Edward Zeth-

Alright I did everything said, but the problem is.....

they wont send their defense fleet! I have a competent combat rating, or the one before that, and when I ask for tribute they just get hostile and laugh but they never send ships.....the only ships that attack me are the ones that jump into the system, and even when I kill those nothing happens

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-Edward Zeth-

Hey, the reason they wont send out a defense fleet is because your comabt rating isnt good enough. I suggest heding to a pirate system and jsut blasting the hell outa them for about an hour, then when your combat rating is really high go back to the planet and demand tribute. And hey, who doesnt have fun shotting the crap outa pirates??

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"I ate a bug once..."
-Shabbabaram!

Look if you want to capture a Frigate or Destroyer in a corvete you can try but chances are your not going to be able to. As to disabling the Frigate or destroyer you need a LOT of expirence.

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ZidAz

If you really want money from tribute, load up on primary weapons, especially proton stuff. Then go to Kathoon, Levo, or Perseus and demand tribute from them. All they send are wimpy little defenders. Also, use the remaining space on armor. Try to buy all three, or the heaviest 2 that will fit. If you just use missiles, you'll waste a lot of money. Also try Deneb, Jadzia, Torgo, Manos, Pelagon, and Olympus. I've personally captured every one of these planets. (Although I have a Rebel Cruiser)

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"English? Who needs that? I'm never going to England!"-Homer Simpson

As for that expeirience bit, I disabled and/or destroyed about 10 destroyers, frigates, and cruisers in my Corvette today using primaries, my escort Argosy, and some missles and torps....now I just really want to capture a planet and get money from there. I can get a lot of money doing that thing with Luxury Cruisers, but I want a planet also. If I can't get a planet or bad*** ship I'll loot enough ships to get a Kestrel (about 100 ships in total i think if i want a Kestrel) and then use that to go around around and **** up the galaxy

(This message has been edited by Edward_Zeth (edited 04-06-2001).)

(This message has been edited by Jude (edited 04-07-2001).)

You need a combat rating of Deadly or Ultimate to demand tribute.

I also recommend Shabbabaram's strategy. Even if you don't reach Deadly, destroying all those pirates will certainly bring up your combat rating dramatically.

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If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you first tried.

You want to disable frigates? Alright, here's my technique...
(this is using a corvette)
Make sure you have all the manoeverability upgrades.
All 3 armour layers
4 Shield capacitors
Chuck the laser turrets, get 2 proton turrets instead
all the mass expansions
2 missile racks and missiles to the max.
A missile jammer
Now, run towards the frigate, then start firing with the turrets. When the fed responds, run to outside turret range and start circling, whilst pointing towards your target. Shoot all your missiles, then go in turrets firing. You should get the frigate no problem, but capturing it in a 'vette? Only about a 2 - 7% chance, don't hold your breath.

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Yeah thats true.

I have 2 layers of armor (missing tritanium), 3 shield capacitators, and a torp/missle launcher, and missle jammer plus all the mass expansions. My combat rating is Noteworthy

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-Edward Zeth-

you're combat rating needs to be at deadly rating for them to send out there defense fleet. I suggest you go to New Antigua( north of spica ) and shoot all the pirates you see. That will make your legal status go up, and your combat rating. Then go to systems and visit their spaceport bar. With luck you should get a defend the system mission. You could also go to Lethe and try to get the missions their. With time you should get to Deadly. The order after Noteworthy is:
Competent, Excellent, Dangerous, Deadly, and Ultimate.

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Don't go to New Anitgua or any of the pirate systems; if you want to land and reload/recharge you have to pay unless you're a pirate, and thenyou miss out on all the interesting government missions.
Here's my tip; stay in Darven. Plenty of pirates, you should get a better rating easy. Also, the amount of credits you get from 'bounty hunting' is incredible, and there's a chance of getting a better ship for free (Got a 'vette? Go after Kestrels, you should capture one after about 10 goes if you press 'Capture Ship' each time.) I got 52million that way, and it also boosts your rating with many systems - most of the feds love me, even thougfh I own a rebel cruiser and have destroyed many many fed ships.

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Now I'm at Excellent rating and got an extra shield capacitator. I've been pirating in Levo and Capella, I'm on my way to Darven now

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-Edward Zeth-