A few simple trader questions!

rondobarr · Post by **rondobarr** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:19 pm

Good afternoon! I just started playing Evochron Mercenary a couple of days ago. I'm afraid I'm a bit slow, it took me 'til evening yesterday to stop ramming into things when I turned IDS off. I have a few questions related to gameplay, and I was hoping that someone could help me.

1. I got my first frame upgrade, which cost a horrible amount of money, and rebuilt my ship. Now my shields don't recharge, and I can't quite figure out what I've done wrong.

2. I'd like to buy one of those deploy devices so I can mine more efficiently. Is there something special you have to do to get these? I'm afraid to wander too far, I die every time I encounter hostiles.

3. Am I correct in assuming IDS = death in a ship combat situation? I was doing alright in my first fight (not killing anything though) until I turned it back on, and they toasted me in less time than it took me to try to set a hyperdrive target.

4. I'm confused about the trader frames down near the bottom, the wedge-shaped ones. Are they very high-end frames, and thus hard to find, or am I just looking in the wrong places? I've explored Sapphire and the systems just through two of the warpgates in sapphire.

5. My science officer doesn't seem to do anything. Should I fire him?

6. How do I hire friendly pilots for protection? I've read the manual and watched the video tutorials, and I'm still quite confused.

7. I upgraded my wings and they don't seem to do anything differently. Is it a slight difference that's hard to notice or something?

8. Does the shape you give to your ship affect its flight performance? I.E., small wings have less atmospheric lift but more zero-g maneuvering?

9. Does your engine class also determine energy output?

10. Do you need these...energy converter things? Like the Shield X2 I just sold off? I sold it to get the space, and because I just upgraded my ship's shields.

11. Can you upgrade your tractor beam to mine faster? The manual mentions many types, but every planet I've been to just offers the same ones.

I can't think of any more questions off the top of my head - I'd like to thank anyone that reads this thread for their help, and I hope to become an active member of the community here.

~R

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:55 pm

Hello rondobarr, Welcome to the forum and the Sim. Have fun and hope to see you out there sometime.

I will try to answer some of your questions then others (lol) can correct me!

1. Your sheilds will recharge but at diffrent rates if you are doing something else that requires energy.

2. I don't use the deployables so others will help on that one.

3. Yes Ids off to fly by an emeny and straff them. You have to be more powerful to go head to head.

4.Not sure what you mean on this one?

5.Science officer helps find items keep it. You might want to find an engineer to help fix your ship, a Navigator to keep you from jumping into planets. A weapons officer helps with aiming and such. You have to have ones with experience and lots of loyalty or they will jump ship and pay them well.

6. Hireing pilots can help at times.

7. better wings help you turn faster.

8. NO.

9. No just speed

10. Needed to increase sheild strength.

11. No.

[Edited on 2-5-2011 by thetiebers]

rondobarr · Post by **rondobarr** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:00 pm

Thank you for the answers so far! And I mean the civilian class freighter frames down near the bottom of the frame selection pane.

Actually, I had another question - is the multiplayer mode a single persistent MMO-type universe, or is it server based?

[Edited on 2-5-2011 by rondobarr]

49rTbird · Post by **49rTbird** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:07 pm

From post: 101723, Topic: tid=7242, author=rondobarr wrote:Thank you for the answers so far! And I mean the civilian class freighter frames down near the bottom of the frame selection pane.

Actually, I had another question - is the multiplayer mode a single persistent MMO-type universe, or is it server based?

[Edited on 2-5-2011 by rondobarr]

Server based. It is a great place to get help and information. Most pilots are very friendly and helpful. That said watch out for "Oasis" (lol) she will welcome you with a missile or two the first time she meets you (Ha Ha).

Remula One is the main server.

Civie ships work for Mining,Exploring, Fighting in both Civie and Military Missions.

[Edited on 2-5-2011 by thetiebers]

rondobarr · Post by **rondobarr** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:08 pm

Thanks again! You've been very helpful!

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:54 am

Hi rondobarr, welcome to the game and forum.
Since thetiebers answered most of your questions, I would just like to Add the higher class civi frames are in the bottom and are not easy to find. Only certain hidden locations or High Tech systems have them available.
You can speed up mining by hiring an engineer and or sience officer and by panning your beam up and down and or back and forth and sideways. Yes IDS on in combat is like selfdestruct or suicide...LOL...

:P
The deployables cost you credits to buy and to deploy stations and objects. To deploy an Item you have to install a Deployer in an equipment slot and activate it to deploy within certain coordinates parameterof under 50,000 from the center of the sector.
And you have to be at a complete stop and stay stationary with out moving till the deployable is built....

SeeJay · Post by **SeeJay** » Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:07 am

Welcome to a great sim;)

Hope to see you out there.