Comic: Let Uss Sspeak of Profitss

Phaser Rave · Post by **Phaser Rave** » Mon, 30. Sep 13, 22:18

Here's something I doodled while letting SETA run. I have stock rising in profits, products shipping, and marines in training after all.

http://phaserrave.deviantart.com/art/Le ... -404245664
Does anyone else find it weird that the NPCs sell their ships mid-flight?

Chobittsu · Post by **Chobittsu** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 02:31

Terrible art,
Funny comic,
Excellent point.

I don't think Egosoft really fully thought that game mechanic through fully. Will probably be fixed with X:R

Sirrobert · Post by **Sirrobert** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 12:21

Freya Nocturne wrote:Terrible art,
Funny comic,
Excellent point.

I don't think Egosoft really fully thought that game mechanic through fully. Will probably be fixed with X:R

Exactly this

The best of those sell missions are guys sitting at a shipyard, offering to sell theyr ship. And than without repairing or undocking, selling it back to the shipyard for double credits right away

Triaxx2 · Post by **Triaxx2** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 13:09

AGH! The ones sold at the shipyard have equipment on them unlike the ones in space. At least check before you sell them.

Sirrobert · Post by **Sirrobert** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 18:56

Really? Damn, I could have been throwing away a fortune

Song Of Obsidian · Post by **Song Of Obsidian** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 19:00

Sometimes they even have marines, if the ship is capable of carrying them.

Sirrobert · Post by **Sirrobert** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 19:11

I don't think I've ever seen anything bigger than a TS for sale though

How big do they get?

Phaser Rave · Post by **Phaser Rave** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 19:40

I never knew that, thanks. I'll have to check their cargo in the future.

Freya Nocturne wrote:Terrible art,
Funny comic,
Excellent point.

I don't think Egosoft really fully thought that game mechanic through fully. Will probably be fixed with X:R

That put the idea in my head of first purchasing a ship that's mid flight, picking up the astronaut, hiring him, and having him pilot his old ship under your command.

Song Of Obsidian · Post by **Song Of Obsidian** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 20:18

Far as I can tell, the ships offered are based on your trade rank and possibly your reputation with whichever race it is. I saw a second-hand heavy corvette for sale at a shipyard once. Never really played far enough on one game to get my trade rank all that high though.

Timsup2nothin · Post by **Timsup2nothin** » Tue, 1. Oct 13, 21:21

My trade rank always runs pretty high, and I've never seen anything bigger than corvettes...I've seen plenty of those though.

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Wed, 9. Oct 13, 02:05

You sometimes find marines on ships from "retrieve abandoned ship" missions,when you "forget" to give them back to the owner.

I've gained most of my nearly 100 marines that way.

But yes, check cargo of ships you bought that were docked at time of purchase.

It is said you can sometimes get cargo from the others, but you have to be very quick to board them,else it all vanishes.
(seen a thread on this subject some time ago).

Sirrobert · Post by **Sirrobert** » Wed, 9. Oct 13, 04:02

I found an abandonned Ares from a mission some time ago, filled with Hammer torpedos and Flails.

So now I have no way of getting large amount of torpedos, but still an M7M filled with them

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Comic: Let Uss Sspeak of Profitss

Comic: Let Uss Sspeak of Profitss