Crew members
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Fearless
- Ensign
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:57 pm
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
Crew members
Is it worth having crew members onboard your ship?
NS Fearless
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Comp Specs:
Intel Core 2Duo Processor E6300 (1.86Ghz, 2MB L2 Cache,1066 MHz FSB, EM64T); 3GB PC2-4200/DDR2-533 RAM; Vista HP
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GMT+9.5 (+10.5 when DST)
x7Comp Specs:
Intel Core 2Duo Processor E6300 (1.86Ghz, 2MB L2 Cache,1066 MHz FSB, EM64T); 3GB PC2-4200/DDR2-533 RAM; Vista HP
NVidia GForce 7500LE - 256MB Graphics Card; HP W1907 widescreen monitor
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Adoy_HoH
- Ensign
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:42 pm
- Location: Behind you
Crew members
YES!
They improve the rate your repair sys repairs your ship. Helps your targeting of your weapons. Find locations of interest (containers, valuable asteroids and wormholes). Keeps you from jumping into asteroids and planets.
Hire the highest loyalty you can find. then pay them 150-200 over normal rates. Keep checking their pay until they have 100 skill and 100 loyalty... then keep them at 150-200 above normal pay and you'll never have any jump ship and they'll always be there to help you out!
They are worth the measly credits it takes to keep them.
They improve the rate your repair sys repairs your ship. Helps your targeting of your weapons. Find locations of interest (containers, valuable asteroids and wormholes). Keeps you from jumping into asteroids and planets.
Hire the highest loyalty you can find. then pay them 150-200 over normal rates. Keep checking their pay until they have 100 skill and 100 loyalty... then keep them at 150-200 above normal pay and you'll never have any jump ship and they'll always be there to help you out!
They are worth the measly credits it takes to keep them.
Burning the Human Galaxies one by one. Yours first!
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BraveHart
- Captain
- Posts: 1322
- Joined: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:11 am
- Location: USA Washington State
Crew members
Yes......but beware failing on too many contracts, they will lose loyalty points with each contract you fail and then they will jump ship when the loyalty drops too low 
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Wing Commander [SW] BraveHart
Hellfire Squadron
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Wing Commander [SW] BraveHart
Hellfire Squadron
Motto:\"When All Hell Breaks Loose!! Unleash the Wolves of War and We will Rain Hell Fire on All of Our Enemies\"
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Vainglorious
- Ensign
- Posts: 12
- Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:33 pm
- Location: Norfolk, VA
Crew members
I'm just looking for a touch of clarification on the mechanics of crew members. I'm pretty sure I know exactly how it works, but the manual doesn't go into excruciating detail, and I'd like to double-check.
Basically, there's a "cycle" countdown that starts at 99 when the crew member is hired. When this countdown reaches 0, they are paid as indicated on the roster (plus any extra you've assigned), and their loyalty determines whether or not they'll stay. For example, a loyalty of 87 means there's an 87% chance they'll stay on board through the next cycle.
Correct?
Now, onto the extra (or garnished) wages. I assume that, by paying your crew members extra, their skill and loyalty levels increase by some amount at the end of each payment cycle (provided they don't leave). The converse is true if you underpay them.
Correct?
Anything else I should know?
Basically, there's a "cycle" countdown that starts at 99 when the crew member is hired. When this countdown reaches 0, they are paid as indicated on the roster (plus any extra you've assigned), and their loyalty determines whether or not they'll stay. For example, a loyalty of 87 means there's an 87% chance they'll stay on board through the next cycle.
Correct?
Now, onto the extra (or garnished) wages. I assume that, by paying your crew members extra, their skill and loyalty levels increase by some amount at the end of each payment cycle (provided they don't leave). The converse is true if you underpay them.
Correct?
Anything else I should know?
Your carrier destroyed, you drift endlessly through the void.
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KlingonKringle
- Ensign
- Posts: 26
- Joined: Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:28 pm
Crew members
Two correct answers go to the top of the class. Loyalty and skill do not go higher than 100, just keep the wages up and they will stay.
EVOCHRON KLINGON WAR CONFIRMED KILLS 130
Mehk\'tor The Generous Assassin
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