Tried that already. When I bump up the price of crystals the UTs just sell me crystals they got from somewhere else, thereby draining the cash reserves of the complex. Regardless of whether intermediate trading is on sell or none.

So I have a few self-sufficient complexes scattered about (as in, they have their own linked SPPs and Crystal Fabs to power them). But my UTs keep buying my crystals to sell elsewhere, typically ignoring the final products of those complexes. Despite Intermediate Product Trading set to "none". And d...

Ah some good ideas there, will give them a try. Thanks!

Hmmm, problem with that is that I cannot progress any further with the Shady Business plot. I'm at the point where they want Hull Plating. And I can't get any because I can't trade with Terrans. So I can't actually get to the end of the plot to improve my rep.
So it's a chicken-or-the-egg conundrum.

Mind if I ask you, how exactly did you go about repairing your Terran rep? I'm trying to figure that one out now, I'm standing on "Terran Terrorist" level and can't figure out how to make it better. They shoot me on sight and I can't dock at any of their stations. Sorry I can't answer any of your ot...

pjknibbs wrote:

StJude wrote:You sound like Ender

Because disliking genocide is unusual in some way?

No, just the first thing that popped in my head. A dislike of eradicating an entire species in a sci-fi setting.

You sound like Ender

Ah many thanks. So my mapping Kestrels should find it eventually. I'll just leave them running for a while then.

Playing vanilla. So I just connected the Neptune gate and get told to "check out the new shipyard in TUS 1". So I go to TUS 1 and there's no shipyard. Does it spawn after a certain amount of time? Currently I've got two kestrels mapping above and below the plane in case it spawned where I can't see ...

The standard wisdom if I remember is: If you have access to IBLs, get a Tiger or Panther If you don't, get a Thresher If you don't mind slow speed and hideous looks, get a Shrike The Tiger can shoot 10 IBLs ahead (6 main, 2x2 in turrets), it rips through any other M7 in moments, and can take down m2...

It was even more frustrating in X2 (and X3R) where missions had a trade/fight rank requirement before you could accept, and half of the offered missions were above your rank (and therefore you couldn't even accept them). You wouldn't even know which stations were offering missions, you had to dock w...

Yaki. A nice seclude part of the universe with plenty of protection from police and anyone else who gets anoyed with you. I have several complexes down there. I supply the Yaki. They protect me. A simple arrangement brokered with the Yaki Prince. :D This, so much. It's the nicest spot in the X-vers...

I have entertained thoughts about building up some factories to feed the Yaki IBL Forges as well, but in the form of Sector Traders. Do you think this setup would work in Weaver's Tempest? Ore Mine, Wheat Farm, Silicon Mine, Crystal Fab, Solar Power Plant. None of them complexed. I'll finetune how ...

Interesting, so you can be damaged by your own missile blast radius, but can't actually detonate your own missiles (with your hull). TIL

xfa wrote: I tested this on xeonon's M1/M2. Is very effective.

Training with argon's station .
http://savepic.su/3243903.jpg (~30 wraith missiles)
http://savepic.su/3231615.jpg

That first pic is a thing of beauty. But why aren't you dead from running into your own missiles?

You can wipe out any sector you want with a well-stocked M7M, but like you said, what's the point? Not much benefit to it unless you're so bored that you've taken up sector remodelling. Or you really hate the Argon.

Also seen this happen. It's definitely a request from a main race that just happens to be on a yaki station. The best part about building stations for the yaki is then being able to supply them yourself exclusively. They kill just about anyone else that sets foot in their sectors, so you have an eff...

I actually started playing XBTF again the other day after several years hiatus. Man the nostalgia, the atmosphere, the beauty of simplicity! But damn the slow pace and slow speed. Like seriously, I ended up quitting due to the plodding pace of things. Like, 3-4 hours of just trading before you're in...

Still means I can't use my M8 until I can afford an EqD. And for that price I may as well set up a missile-plex.

So in TC I was able to keep my M8 fully stocked thanks to generous drops from successful assassination missions. And after I bought a second M8 I was easily able to keep him supplied from well-stocked Military Outposts. Now in AP, assassinated M8s drop sweet FA. Almost every Military Outpost in the ...