List of spaceships to dribbe over?

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 12:46 pm

Hi all, looking forward to trying the demo out tonight, but in the mean time is there a list of flyable ships i can dribble over?

if not then it would be a great addition to the main website, everyone likes to see what ships are on offer

Blackthorne · Post by **Blackthorne** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 1:43 pm

Well, the civilian frames are totally customizable, so no two ships will probably look alike, even if they share the same basic frame.

Basically, there are 10 civilian frames, and 6 military craft.

Talon
Pulsar
Saber
Raven
Striker
Phoenix
Hunter
Renegade
Centurion
Leviathan

Ferret
Aries
Wraith
Evoch-C
Avenger
Predator

-Blackthorne

[Edited on 11-2-2009 by Blackthorne]

Zenith · Post by **Zenith** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:25 pm

I'm looking forward to the military frames, eventually, the civilian frames hold the most appeal for me at present due to their seemingly unlimited customisation options.

It's really incredible what you can do with your ship, as Blackthorne said, no two ships will ever be the same in appearance.

In any case, perhaps some pictures of the frames available would be a nice addition to either the site or forums.

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 2:57 pm

I am with you Zenith.

Trade ships have endless combination and you can paint them also.

Military ships, you can't ---military rules

And military ships has no additional personnel

You have to fire your weapon ops,trade ops etc.....

But military ships are more agile...

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:44 pm

thanks for the answers

yeah, i picked up on the customisation, and yes i am after a peak at the base frames. its always nice to spy out a ship you want to have just for its looks, even if you dont end up flying it that much cos it doesnt fit your play style. just makes for good window shopping when your looking at a new game.

download is almost done now, will get to see some of em for real soon

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 7:53 pm

Hi ReaperAlex, welcome to our space. You will really like this sim and all the various things you can do and the people you will meet.

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:56 pm

important lessons so far, clicking on the middle of a planet then clicking launch is a bad idea. jumping to a roid field is also dangerous. 5 hostile ships is bad odds for a newbie. green dragons breathing fire are strangely hypnotising.....

I tried the races out, the one vs the raven was easy enough, but i kept messing up the solo timed race by missing box's. I spent half my cash on tweaking the ship for speed and handling, so i think its mostly down to a problem between the joystick and the chair

Also where can i find a tractor beam? And on the lost item missions where it should show on standard scanners (i was careful to get the easier type of contract that didnt need a search pattern flight), what do i do when there are no cargo blips on the radar? is there any way to tweak the range of the radar? Also do i need any gear to scoop cargo when i find it?

is there a way to get a list of space ports and space stations so i know where alternative places are to dock? a bit like elite where you can pull up a system diagram that has the stellar structure shown with stations.

Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:10 pm

Once you've been in the game for a while, you'll see a message flash up on your screen, that new objects are up for sale, that's when you can buy your tractor/mining beam. I nearly went mad searching for the darn thing when I first started Legends.

The tractor/mining beam also scoops up drifting cargo.

You're Nav Map shows all the stations within range, you have the ability to switch it from showing "all" to stations/gates/objects - you can also keep a record of good spots, for say, mining, or selling, on your map log "Add map reference" or something like that. To use a predestined map reference, hit your map log, and then mouse click on your desired logged destination - you'll then have a waypoint set on your nav map, which a "jump" will take you to, if your ship has a jump drive with the necessary range. If you don't have the range, you'll have to do it in phased jumps.

Hope this helps!

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:13 pm

didnt get much time last night to play, was watching BSG series 4

i did however get a few mins to mess about. found the afterburner, 4 times the speed, wooosh!!! also had fun burning up in an atmosphere, managed to get some afterburner boosts off pumping the front shields till i was almost out then drop the speed back (gotta love useful tips on the loading screen). also i could take her way above 750 and not get any burning, think i got up to full newbie cruising speed and only the AB make my ship glow. is each planet different with the max speed you can do?

got some more questions too. on the planet next to the place you spawn when you start the demo (not tutorial) i saw a large structure, like a monument. i flew round it a bit but found no way to interact with it. is there something i can do there?

also on the nav screen, what does the ping button do?

feeling a little less lost now, think i'm gonna try out some combat again now i've read some good tips on it (shoot down missiles, wait till they stop coming, close into gun range and keep the strafing thrusters going). once i've worked out if i can dogfight in this i should be ready to decide if i'm gonna get the full game

Daedalao · Post by **Daedalao** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:11 pm

On sapphire, I can do about 1150 before things get really hairy.

Post by **Vice** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:41 pm

is each planet different with the max speed you can do?

It's kind of broken down more into safe or not safe. Some have different atmospheric pressures that generally allow you to descend or not. Generally 1100-1200 is a safe speed in planet atmospheres. In a high pressure atmosphere, you can partially descend, but eventually the pressure gets high enough to crush your ship.

i flew round it a bit but found no way to interact with it. is there something i can do there?

You might be referring to the nearby moon and not the planet Sapphire itself. If so, that's an old mining base, now used as an observatory. Nothing very useful for a mercenary, just scenery.

also on the nav screen, what does the ping button do?

It pings your navigation sensors and updates the nav map. It's primarily used with probes, but can also update the map if old markers or icons are left behind.

Muni · Post by **Muni** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:23 pm

UrsprÃ¼nglich verfasst von Vice
is each planet different with the max speed you can do?
It's kind of broken down more into safe or not safe. Some have different atmospheric pressures that generally allow you to descend or not. Generally 1100-1200 is a safe speed in planet atmospheres. In a high pressure atmosphere, you can partially descend, but eventually the pressure gets high enough to crush your ship.

Ah new information, thx a lot! I thought it depends on the shieldclass?

Tucker · Post by **Tucker** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:07 am

I just got a wraith, no cargo bays but it more than makes up for that in how it handles . I can't wait to try the Evoch C but I may just stay in the wraith for a while. I'll just get rid of the tractor beam and put a stealth generator in that slot ( I'll be broke afterward but hey I've been broke to have a nice ride before)

[Edited on 2-14-2009 by Tucker]

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:04 am

Hey Tucker! Let us know if that "nice ride" gets you any space chicks! I hear "space girls are easy"!:P

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:14 pm

and give us some screenies

just got enough for the 3rd civy hull on the list, found a nice station in a roid belt and have been milking that.

got another question tho, whats "buy licence" in the stations?

oh yeah, and the station in the asteroid, how do i dock with it? or is it a rebel one and i need to have good standing with the rebels before i can dock there?

still staying close to the starting zone, max 2 hops away from it at the mo, got a key now so i'm off the demo and onto the full game

Blackthorne · Post by **Blackthorne** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:19 pm

got another question tho, whats "buy licence" in the stations?

You get a 25% discount on anything the station offers; it's shield will also protect you against enemy fire (singleplayer only) and you don't have to pay any docking fees.

oh yeah, and the station in the asteroid, how do i dock with it?

I believe it's a constructer type station, so you just fly into the box-like structure highlighted by the landing lights.

-Blackthorne.

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:05 pm

hmm, its got the blue landing lights on each side but when i get to the landing bay it pushes me out. there is no shield or hud landing guides.

its the one as you travel south from the start place. there is a giant roid with a station by it, and on the roid is a man made entrance to a cave system inside the roid. in there is another station that i cant dock with.

oh, another question. if when customising your ship you put one component at the max height and another at the min will the size of your ship reflect the changes? ie when spelunking do the aesthetics of your ship make a difference to how close to the cave you can get?

thanks for all the help so far, every-ones been very friendly and factual

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:21 pm

i managed to dock with the station, guess i was too high or too low last time.

Blackthorne · Post by **Blackthorne** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:32 pm

oh, another question. if when customising your ship you put one component at the max height and another at the min will the size of your ship reflect the changes? ie when spelunking do the aesthetics of your ship make a difference to how close to the cave you can get?

Your ship can be as compact or sprawling as you want - the shield bubble determines whether you've been hit, and from what I've shot down, err, seen so far that one's is fixed for all ships and rather generously sized.

So, feel free to supersize those wings and bolt an extra large engine on it, you know you want to.

-Blackthorne