What the best weapon to use when trying to capture a ship? The more advice the better.

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That is always up to the player. In Escape Velocity, I normally use proton weapons, which are damaging and can be annoying when you're trying to disable a ship. Usually guided weapons work best for disabling vessels, since you can be sure not to give the hostile target "too much" firepower. Hope that makes sense...

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Originally posted by Rawzer:
**What the best weapon to use when trying to capture a ship? The more advice the better.:)

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i don't disable ships i just kick their ass

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Originally posted by Rawzer:
**What the best weapon to use when trying to capture a ship? The more advice the better.:)

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A single heavy rocket if you're after gunboats.

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Keep in mind that some fighters don't have any armor and, therefore, cannot be captured.

With that out of the way, I have to agree that ranged weapons do the job the best. Just don't get trigger happy.

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Lasers, because they do piss all damage to armour.

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Hey Suicide Slim:

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Excellent picture, forge, to describe it!

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Nice pic!

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**Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, forge!...
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Exactly five missiles will disable an Argosy.

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Usually, I just load up on lasers and beat the ****ake out of them. Then I board it and steal everything. Yep...

March of 2001, eh?

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Originally posted by Jimbob:
**Usually, I just load up on lasers and beat the ****ake out of them. Then I board it and steal everything. Yep...

March of 2001, eh?

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I like Torps for capital ships (Kestrel and up), and Missiles for fighters and Corvettes. Corvettes get disabled after 11 Missiles. If the target is weak when I am strong, like when I have a Kestrel and get attacked by a Pirate Argosy, I just attack it with my primaries. When the target is extremely weak and you need to disable it, I fire primaries and pause between firing to see if it is disabled. Like in Astroydyne Outpost V when you need to disable a Executive Transport. One Missile will get it down to 2%. Next shot... BOOM! Whats interesting with the date?

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See that balloon over there? That big one, over there? Yeah, that one. It's made out of lead.

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If you have a tractor beam, you can hold a ship and carefully shoot it down with your primarys.

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3 missiles exactly take out 1 lightning

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