Capital Ship advise

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:53 pm

I'm having a heck of a time taking down capital ships in Olympus Prime. I'm using an Eclipse particle cannon and Coil Laser beam cannon. I also have a cannon relay system installed. I try to target various sub-systems on the ship but I can't seem to drop the shields fast enough to inflict damage to the sub-system I'm targeting.

I haven't tried hiring a fleet for help yet. I was hoping to accomplish this task solo.

I have read through the capital ship advise in the elguide.
http://starfighter.home.att.net/evochro ... lguide.htm

Any advise would be helpful. I will continue to keep practicing but I'm getting a slight head ache from banging my head against this brick wall.

Thank you.

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:02 pm

Sad to say but I always soften them up (or destroy them) with missiles. Good hunting.

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:16 pm

Originally posted by thetiebers
Sad to say but I always soften them up (or destroy them) with missiles. Good hunting.

yeah using an excal pack you can take them out in 3 or 4 strafing runs. you can do the same just with guns in a faster ship too, I recommend running from head to tail as it were, giving you longer to shoot ( set your run then go in INERTIAL so you can turn to shoot ). try to keep your turning point short to ensure a quicker defeat, but long enough for you to take out any missiles heading your way, make sure you are at least 200K speed when in range ( makes you a harder target).

There are 'sweet spots' though where you are safe from the vessels gun fire, and you are in-line with the missiles and you can just sit there and waste them. But for some reason I've been unable to do this in legends ( though I've seen other pilots doing it)

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:23 pm

Thanks guys for the fast replies. So I can't target a specific sub-system that powers the shields? Too hopeful thinking I would imagine? I might be having flash backs to Tie Fighter.

Thanks again.

verbosity · Post by **verbosity** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:40 pm

Originally posted by Grue
Thanks guys for the fast replies. So I can't target a specific sub-system that powers the shields? Too hopeful thinking I would imagine? I might be having flash backs to Tie Fighter.

Thanks again.

nope, though choosing the weapons sub-system is usually my first choice..........

Buback · Post by **Buback** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:42 am

hi all, im back after few months break. Finaly i got my job so i first i did with my wadge was i bought this game

.... well i a have little problem. When i does mission with destroying capital ship and i finaly desrtoy it, nothing happened and my contract is still valid. Thx for any advice.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:15 am

Depends on the contract. If the contract is an escort mission then you have to protect the ship to be escorted till it reaches its destination which can take a while. If it is patrol or support with estimated amount of enemy ships then you have to destroy at least the estimated amount of enemies or more for the contract to be completed and some times you have to hunt the last one or two sometimes even three before you get contract completed.

In Multiplayer it also depends who the flight lead is in the sector of the contract if he exits the game without contract completion the contract might not be completed!;)

[Edited on 9-27-2009 by Maarschalk]

Buback · Post by **Buback** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:43 pm

Originally posted by Eclipse
Originally posted by Buback
hi all, im back after few months break. Finaly i got my job so i first i did with my wadge was i bought this game .... well i a have little problem. When i does mission with destroying capital ship and i finaly desrtoy it, nothing happened and my contract is still valid. Thx for any advice.
Most of those missions also call for you to take out the escorts also, read the contract carefully.

I know i kill them first so i have time and quiet to focus on capital ship.

BraveHart · Post by **BraveHart** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:01 pm

@ Grue....I like to take out the Capital ship with Excals missiles and Cannon fire/laser fire. When I get a mission to take out the capital ship I set my pitch to zero then my heading to 0 or 180....then after I press f2 I pull up slightly on the joystick to pass safely by the Capital ship as I jump in....Once there I turn IDS off and target one of the sub systems and fire missiles then strafe with Cannon fire....no need for lasers just yet as the shields are down from the missile attack. I then keep up the attack by circling the cap ship. I do not worry about the smaller Fighters as they are chasing me around the ship....Remember the top and bottom of the Capital ship is the safest place to attack because attacking the side of the ship will allow the Capital ship to use Cannon fire to knock out your missile and if you stray to close to the side of the capital ship the Cannon fire will take out your shields in a Heart beat....and of course you have to beware the missile attacks from the Cap ship....My two Favorite sub systems to target are: the engines and the weapons.

"Good Flying"