My fav. ship is the kestral. I just sell off my lightnings so I have an empty bay. Then fire three missles at any lightning I see. Then I fly on top and capture and sell. Great way to make a buck.
Shuttle- pretty good, kinda like a super defender with cargo
Courier-hauls good cargo, has good price tag
Clipper- bought, flew, died, within 2 minutes
Courier- Had it again after 2 minutes, lost a lot of money
Corvette- Captured planets, flew missions, went up to deadly, this is the best.
Kestrel- Overpriced, but pretty good. Needs to be upgraded tho. Went to ultimate, pull in millions now
And now I'm trying to get a Gov't ship......I have usually only 2 escorts: A Corvette, Gunboat, Luxury Cruiser, or Barge.
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-Edward Zeth-
It's been a long time since I played EV, but my standard order:
Shuttle
Clipper
Corvette
Rebel Cruiser
The fewer times I buy a new ship, the less total money I have to spend buying them, and the more money I can spend on upgrades for the ship I've got.
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Back in my day, we didn't have any of this here UBB nonsense. It was DiscBoard or nothing, and we liked it!
"In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane." - Mark Twain
"The answer is yes or no , depending on the interpretation." - Albert Einstein
my order, all the time:
shuttle
scoutship
corvette
kestrel
cruiser(which ever one is most useful at the time)
ive tried using an argosy, but i didnt like it much more then a scoutship. just me i suppose...
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"it is better to be silent and be thought a fool, then to open ones mouth and prove it."
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Originally posted by Vaska:
**My order: Shuttle, Argosy, Kestrel, Rebel Cruiser (sometimes 'Fed)
Always fully upgraded with proton turrets, shields and armor, and a Hawk bay. No ranged weapons. Ever.
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That's the way to do it! Um...except the hawk bay. That's just stupid. Stick with the Mantas. Or Patrol Ships.
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"If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended ... umm ... something something." -Puck
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Originally posted by Rawzer:
**That's the way to do it! Um...except the hawk bay. That's just stupid. Stick with the Mantas. Or Patrol Ships.
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Patrol ships suck so bad I can understand spending a million credits and 50 tons space on hawks if you have a confed cruiser. At least the hawks are quick to pursue the enemy.
Its a shame you can only get 2 hawks in standard EV. They are infinitely more effective in groups of 4.
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My usual ship order:
Shuttle
Clipper
Corvette
Rebel Destroyer or Confederate Frigate
The ship order of my last pilot:
Shuttle
Defender
Lighting
Confederate Cruiser
I strongly back the defender. It takes very little time to afford, and works as a great pirate ship. 
Taking down Kestrels in a defender is actually quite easy.
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c r a f t y
Shuttle
Confed. Cruisor
(NOT!! :))
Shuttle
Clipper
Corvette
Confed. Cruisor
Shuttle
Scoutship
Corvette
Rebel Cruiser
The Scoutship is the quickest way out of a shuttle, and makes a nice fighter too. I can easily take pirate clippers and Argosies, usually even pirate 'vettes.
Corvette next because it's just awesome, and I get enough money doing the Diphidia II series in a scout that I'm not far from enough money for a 'vette so I don't burn any on an Argosy.
All the gov. missions, including the aliens are easy in a 'vette, so why spend money on a Kestral? Plus, I usually have the alein missions before I can afford one anyway.
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So go on the internet game sites and bash all the PC users!
(/b)(/QUOTE)
Hey! :mad:I'm a Rebel all the way!
I only disable, board, and destroy wimpy confederate ships, along with other pirates. 
(/B)(/QUOTE)
Gahh! Don't destroy Confed civies! Hide behind them when the 'Fed warships fire the heavy rockets... 
My order,
Shuttlecraft
Scoutship
Corvette
Kestrel
Rebel Cruiser
But sometimes I use other ships for variety...
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Truth suffers from too much analysis.
--Ancient Fremen Saying
I'm surprised how many use Kestrals, they are too overpriced. By the time I can afford one, I've beaten an alien mission, so I just go for a cruiser. Yes the Lightnings are good, but the govt ships carry 4 fighters and so much more space, why do you all waste 10 mil on a Kestral? The alien mission is easy, maybe easier , in a Corvette, and can be done in even smaller ships.
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So go on the internet game sites and bash all the PC users!
