[Question] Fulcrum Torpedo + Mission

Exim · Post by **Exim** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:32 am

Ok... so I used a Fulcrum Torpedo to kill in a mission... yes overkill anyways just to find out what its like... only to find that all reds are now gone but the mission isnt completed?

Post by **Vice** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:47 am

Some may have escaped, some may have been out of range and had a chance to get away (the escape system allows them to jump to about 20,000-40,000 units away). Once they scatter, you'll wind up having to hunt around the sector to find needed hostiles to complete the contract. A fulcrum torpedo can be useful for taking out a big capital ship, but they are intentionally kept from being one-shot mission completers

berighteous · Post by **berighteous** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:58 am

So you pack 8 of them when you go on a mission...what's the problem?

Post by **Vice** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 4:59 am

Well, there you go

Exim · Post by **Exim** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:00 am

Ah!! I never knew they were smart enough to run away...

Exim · Post by **Exim** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:03 am

Originally posted by berighteous
So you pack 8 of them when you go on a mission...what's the problem?

Haha thats a mighty expensive mission!

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 1:34 pm

Yes lol
But I did, it works

In 1 minute 5 waypoints

By the way, you must be alone in space, don't try in MP...

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:26 pm

In ER I changed a whole system from Hostile to Good Just using Fulcrums
But I had 3 Billion in Credits! You just have to make sure that the number of enemies in the formation are the same as in the contract and fire the torpedo
in such away that it arives in the middle of the formation upon detonation!
Took some practice though!(got caught in the explosion myself by trying to stay on the tail of the enemies).lol

Did not use any torpedos in EL yet! not enough credits yet!:P

[Edited on 3-12-2009 by Maarschalk]

[Edited on 3-12-2009 by Maarschalk]

berighteous · Post by **berighteous** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:36 pm

How to win friends and influence people...

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:44 pm

Did the mission pay enough to cover the cost of a fulcrum?

:(

Exim · Post by **Exim** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:28 am

Originally posted by thetiebers
Did the mission pay enough to cover the cost of a fulcrum? :(

You should probably take into account the fuel required for jumps to get the fulcrum itself...

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:44 am

I once hit a nearby, stationary ship of a good friend of mine with a Fulcrum. Didn't think it would detonate on impact. It did.

berighteous · Post by **berighteous** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:21 am

There is no contract that will pay for a FT. The cheapest FT's I've seen so far were 4-5 MILLION credits.

BTW I made a BILLION credits buying them for 6 million on mars and selling them for 9.6 million at SOl station...

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:37 pm

Hmmm, sounds as tho Sol knows something we don't if they're buying up all that firepower!
Beware new enemies!

Steel Wraith · Post by **Steel Wraith** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:41 pm

sol ships them down to earth where they use em to blow the smeg out of tourists. earth seems to have mis-interpreted the phrase "tourist trap"

berighteous · Post by **berighteous** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:56 am