Problems finding tractor beam/getting out of nebulae

deckard47 · Post by **deckard47** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:24 am

Hi all, I've been playing for about 2 hours, and have a lot of questions, but here are the key ones:

1) Where can I buy a tractor beam so I can do about 50% of the missions? None of the stations I visit have them.

2)I jumped into a nebulae that disables jump drives

how do I get out? Do I have to float out on momentum at top speed? Or does it only restrict jumping within the nebulae?

3) Finally, why can't I buy a second laser? My basic ship has two slots, an open one for a "beam weapon" is still open. When I buy beam weapons, they go straight to my cargo bay, unless sold. Am I buying the wrong kind of weapon?

Sorry if these are repeats, I found a lot of answers already (like how to find the bottoms of ships), but I couldn't find these.

Post by **Vice** » Fri May 01, 2009 4:44 am

Hello and welcome.

1) Where can I buy a tractor beam so I can do about 50% of the missions? None of the stations I visit have them.

They're often available on the planet Sapphire itself.

2)I jumped into a nebulae that disables jump drives how do I get out? Do I have to float out on momentum at top speed? Or does it only restrict jumping within the nebulae?

Leave the nebula, then your jump drive will work again. For faster travel, turn off the IDS, hit the afterburner, then when you reach max speed (usually 3500-4000+), turn off the afterburner and just coast until you exit the nebula.

3) Finally, why can't I buy a second laser? My basic ship has two slots, an open one for a "beam weapon" is still open. When I buy beam weapons, they go straight to my cargo bay, unless sold. Am I buying the wrong kind of weapon?

Maybe. Particle cannons are installed in one slot, beam weapons the other. 'Lasers' are the beam weapons and use the second slot, 'cannons' use the first slot.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri May 01, 2009 12:22 pm

Hi Deckard47, Welcome to the Game and Forum, if I not already did so!

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:51 pm

Hello deckard47, yes welcome to the forum and the Sim. C U in Space sometime.

deckard47 · Post by **deckard47** » Fri May 01, 2009 4:30 pm

@ Vice: thanks a lot for the explanations, I'll try it all out after work

I thought the only way to coast out was at max speed (1000ish), not realizing I had afterburners. Oops.

@ All: thanks for the welcome, maybe I'll hop into multiplayer next time I get too lost!

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Fri May 01, 2009 6:44 pm

Hope to see you there some time!;)