Love this game...

Crashdown · Post by **Crashdown** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:48 am

Hi everyone,

I'm quite new to this series, tried jumping in on the Alliance demo ages ago, but didn't give it long enough to get into it. Was an X player for a few years, and loved Privateer 2 in my youth.

The new EM videos got me very excited, and I consequently bought EL to tide me over to release day. I'm getting the hang of things, finally managed to win some space battles last night and I am finding ways to earn money much quicker, which is allowing me to beef my ship up slowly but surely.

Been staying as spoiler-free as possible and can't wait 'till I start encountering some of the interesting/weird stuff I gather is out there.

This is without doubt the best space-sim I've ever played, and if Vice is reading this, you've done one heck of a job.

I'm hoping to try out MP tonight (a European server), so if I manage it, I will hopefully see some of you there.

Von Paulus · Post by **Von Paulus** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:55 am

It seems there are a lot of new people coming into Evochron series with EM.
Glad I'm not alone.
Welcome.

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:58 am

Welcome aboard Crashdown.
Hope to see you out there...

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:36 am

Hi Crashdown, welcome to the Evochron Universe. Hope to see you out there some time...

PingBosun · Post by **PingBosun** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:06 pm

Crashdown.

There is liklely to be a major "discussion" on B5 server on Thursday night - possibly the last MP in EL, so hope to see you out there.

Takle · Post by **Takle** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:13 pm

Welcome aboard!

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:15 pm

Hello Crashdown, Welcome to the forum and the Sim. See you out there sometime.

BraveHart · Post by **BraveHart** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:22 pm

"Welcome Aboard Crashdown"....I look forward to meeting you in MP....In the meantime have a Great time flying and exploring the Evochron Universe

Crashdown · Post by **Crashdown** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:02 am

Thanks for the welcoming everyone.

@PingBosun: Sounds like fun, I will try my best to be there Thursday evening.

Had my first taste of MP last night on B5, a very friendly atmosphere. Got taken out a few times by Romulan, does he have a stealth generator or something? Seems to just appear from nowhere.
Also he seems to know where I am at all times, is he merely patrolling the noob hotspots (sapphire & Eratu) or am I giving away my position somehow? IDS is off most of the time.

One question I have is, how far from another ship/station does one need to be to not show up on their 'contact' list?

I have more questions, but am gonna learn as much as possible through trial and error and chat on MP.

-Crashdown

MMaggio · Post by **MMaggio** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:01 am

There is no escape from being noticed anywhere. If you press & hold the tilde key [scroll lock on some keyboards] you can see your stats on the upper left and all other players on the right. This includes your sector position. After that, it's just a matter of closing in.
And yes, the Romulan does have a cloaking device. They are available at certain places in the game.

warsign · Post by **warsign** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:19 am

Jumping an empty sector and cruising with max speed is a good method for hiding...

Crashdown · Post by **Crashdown** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:44 am

Thanks for the info, should be useful.

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:41 pm

Also, since Rommie can only see your sector coordinates, steer clear of the most obvious places in a sector ... like the station. And, yes, he can cloak ... except when he enters the high-energy nebula (the main one found in Sapphire). The high energy blocks missile lock-ons and stealth generators.

Crashdown · Post by **Crashdown** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:40 am

MMaggio did advise I flee to the nebula, guess now I know why.

Had an SP session last night, managed to upgrade my frame a couple more levels, boosted my shields and learned to adjust power levels in a fight. I managed to kill quite a few rebels without ever being shot down by them, even took on packs of 4 or so, so am now feeling a little more confident about handling myself in MP.
Keep getting attacked whilst docked at stations though, gotta learn to boost my shields before docking or save up enough cash for some licenses.

Got to make a trip to Fausten soon too, and if I remember correctly I was not too welcome last time I ventured there.

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:49 am

A tip from one rookie to another. ALWAYS keep moving. I never let speed drop below 1k (IDS off). Change direction frequently in battles. It's relatively easy to shoot down incoming missiles with IDS off. This might not be the way of the more experienced pilots, but it works for me. I took down 24 enemies in one fight the other night and only got hit a few times.

(Yes, you oldies. This might be childplay for you guys but I'm still learning

See ya out there in EM!?!?!

Crashdown · Post by **Crashdown** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:30 am

It's taking a while to leave behind the X ethos of stations safe, space dangerous, but I'm learning slowly

Missiles aren't much of a problem for me, don't think I've been hit by one in quite a while (whilst paying attention anyway).

Yeah I will definitely be jumping into EM, though sadly won't be able to join in if it launches this weekend.
Got the final MP of EL to look forward to tonight though!

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:33 am

Might see you there tonight then:P

Dengar · Post by **Dengar** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:22 am

You are a fast learner SeeJay. Bossk had a hell of a time trying to take you out. Great flying

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:28 am

Thank you Dengar.
I do my best to be a pain in the butt and learn the "oldies" to keep practicing.

:P:P

It's really hard to get a hit on these experienced guy's, so I'm quite happy taking him out at least once!

[Edited on 2010-9-17 by SeeJay]