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Made some cash today. I will need a lot to get a good ship. Some guy in unreg said something to me in Portuguese but I have no idea what he said. I think he said if you try to pass you will die. But I didn't understand it so I fly on past. *shrugs* I guess it's just part of the game when you are the minority.

Some guy started shooting me in a safe zone while i was mining. He never said a word. So I just sat there watching him shoot me to no avail. Maybe it was a nub that thought I was the NPC that you can battle in that sector for training. It was funny though. He was flying along with me before that trying to shoot my roids. Whatever, at least he could have talked some smack or something to liven up the moment.

Come to think of it, maybe the U.S. lag to Brazil made him think I was stealing his roid. Good ole lag

The new patch was nice. It fixed some things and the HUD is nicer now. I wish they would move the chat to the top and widen it like another game I know. Still some lag when I click things in the station but it is beta after all.

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I got on again tonight and flew way off into the far reaches of the solar system, Found me a new ship there. Has a little more of everything plus a second gun port. It looks like their are gates here to jump to other solar systems. So when I next logon i will have to fight my way back to civilization from this far out.

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I found my new favorite gun. It's a rail gun called a Falcata. I'm sure there is a better one out there but for now this is cool. I was using Hex ammo I believe. Dead accurate at 1700 distance. I killed about 20 drones before I realized I was shooting too long and they were kaboom while my wasted ammo flew past the fireball. I made adjustments.

I went into the user config file and hard code my resolution.

[render]
xres=1680
yres=1050

One thing I noticed since the patch is that when I leave the game my screen res is all messed up on my comp. It used to snap back.

I need to find where I got that ammo. I found it at 3 or 3 AM when I was sleepless so I was a bit loopy and can't remember where I went.

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Originally Posted by Jump

I found my new favorite gun. It's a rail gun called a Falcata. I'm sure there is a better one out there but for now this is cool. I was using Hex ammo I believe. Dead accurate at 1700 distance. I killed about 20 drones before I realized I was shooting too long and they were kaboom while my wasted ammo flew past the fireball. I made adjustments.

I went into the user config file and hard code my resolution.

[render]
xres=1680
yres=1050

One thing I noticed since the patch is that when I leave the game my screen res is all messed up on my comp. It used to snap back.

I need to find where I got that ammo. I found it at 3 or 3 AM when I was sleepless so I was a bit loopy and can't remember where I went.

You need Pineapple Ammo for the Fal, Jump. You can buy it in Jupiter at Masai. Let me double check.

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I bought a bunch of Hex ammo where I got the ship and the gun last night.

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Originally Posted by Jump

I bought a bunch of Hex ammo where I got the ship and the gun last night.

Oh man get that Pineapple Ammo Big Daddy Jump... its a scream to shoot!

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Pineapple was only good on armor. Hitting the shields took forever. But then the armor melted when the shield was gone. The hex I was using is pretty good on the drones. It has equal armor and shield so it just slices at a steady rate. I imagine their are things in the great beyond that will laugh at it but right now it's good and I stocked up.

I got rid of all my old ships tonight, Thanks for the pointer BORGUE. The only reason I never thought of that was because in Jumpgate the noob ship goes incredibly slow and even the baby AI can take you out. But in Taikodom the noob ships can cruise and a high speed and get you there. So I got my money back and I am happy

I was killing evil drones in Venus and some young nub seemed to confused and started shooting me in Venus. So I Put him to bed for the night and that was that

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Originally Posted by Jump

Pineapple was only good on armor. Hitting the shields took forever. But then the armor melted when the shield was gone. The hex I was using is pretty good on the drones. It has equal armor and shield so it just slices at a steady rate. I imagine their are things in the great beyond that will laugh at it but right now it's good and I stocked up.

I got rid of all my old ships tonight, Thanks for the pointer BORGUE. The only reason I never thought of that was because in Jumpgate the noob ship goes incredibly slow and even the baby AI can take you out. But in Taikodom the noob ships can cruise and a high speed and get you there. So I got my money back and I am happy

I was killing evel drones in Venus and some young nub seemed to confused and started shooting me in Venus. So I Put him to bed for the night and that was that

oooooo Big Daddy Jump

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Well, I went and got me a Barracuda after the kids went to bed. It is totally underutilized as far as weapons and such. And of course, I am broke again so it will have no fancy stuff for awhile.

But, they do manuever way way better than the other ships so far. It's like night and day. If you saw a Ballerina in Terra tonight that was me. Plus it has the fighter speed boost that bumps you up to 300 or so for a few seconds. It's going to take some getting used to. And without big weapons I probably won't be any more effective. I need to tweak this mouse a bit though. Aiming was tough with the new fast movement.

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Originally Posted by Jump

Well, I went and got me a Barracuda after the kids went to bed. It is totally underutilized as far as weapons and such. And of course, I am broke again so it will have no fancy stuff for awhile.

But, they do manuever way way better than the other ships so far. It's like night and day. If you saw a Ballerina in Terra tonight that was me. Plus it has the fighter speed boost that bumps you up to 300 or so for a few seconds. It's going to take some getting used to. And without big weapons I probably won't be any more effective. I need to tweak this mouse a bit though. Aiming was tough with the new fast movement.

Dont worry everyone in DeathLaw has money

I am sure Borgue has seen this and is already making preparations to get your Barracuda armed

Standard loadout for Barracuda:

Falcutta Rail Gun - Pineapple Ammo
DustDevil
Flak Cannnon - Hatred Ammo
Howizter - Hatred Ammo


Enhanced Barracuda (in Jumpgate terms: Arty Barracuda)
Manticore Gauss Gun - Crafted in Mars, go to the far right station and talk to the old guy who has the ingredients.
Jokutobu Magnetic Cannon- Crafted in Mars, go to the far right station and talk to the old guy who has the ingredients.
Flak
Howie

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I didn't care for the Pineapple ammo. No effect on shields.

These things don't chain fire or fire at once. So it's kind of a gain of maneuverability more so than power while I'm still only using the Falcata. Manticore, now that sounds fearsome.