How to find drone hauler, X3AP

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How to find drone hauler, X3AP

Post by Andrey12y » Mon, 7. May 18, 21:51

OK, this is rare thing, but it can spawn in my X-universe, right?
What is best way to find it?
Will appropriate entry appear in enciclopedia, when my satellite detect it?
Or only if I open sector map with sat. and drone... or just only if I personally meet that drone?
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Post by DrSuperEvil » Tue, 8. May 18, 13:47

Yes they can. They spawn as part of escorts for M6 and larger ships. They are very rare. When you see one save immediately and cap it (to hell with race rank).

Best way to find them is to have a large satellite network and keep killing ships to force respawns.

Encyclopedia only shows stuff that passes within scanner range of the player ship.

Terran one is about the hardest to get.

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Post by Alan Phipps » Tue, 8. May 18, 14:02

There's some more information here.
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Post by ubuntufreakdragon » Tue, 8. May 18, 14:50

Fastest finding:
Save
activate SE
run a search script
Load
fly directly to them

works also for did:
save and quit
copy did save into normal slot load "normal" version
activate SE
run a search script
Load did
fly directly to them
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Post by modernrocko » Wed, 9. May 18, 05:13

I've encountered one of these but I didn't really give it a second thought, just assumed it was nothing special. Going to have to keep my eye out now. Wiki wasn't very helpful when I checked, according to the wiki there are only two Drone Haulers (Argon and Boron) but on Rougey's site it lists all of them. Even the "Combat" description in wiki states that the Argon version of the Drone Hauler is the fastest M4 in the game which is incorrect since the Split version has a 600m/s speed. I'm guessing this is maybe a difference between AP and TC? Not sure.

Brings me to a similar question. I know about the list of all new ships introduced with AP found here (at least I'm assuming it's comprehensive, if it's missing something I'm not sure): https://www.x3wiki.com/index.php/List_o ... lude_Ships

But trying to search for a list of "trophy" ships in AP is leaving me emptyhanded. I'm finding a few miscellaneous threads which talk about one or two ships specifically, but does anyone know of a comprehensive list of all of the very rare ships, or "one-off" ships in the game that you can only acquire through specific means?

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Post by Alan Phipps » Wed, 9. May 18, 12:29

It is not quite so straightforward in X3AP as it was in X3TC since you get a different selection of randomised rare/unique ships placed at each X3AP gamestart and by no means will every type appear in every game. For example, in my long term vanilla X3AP game there were never any Kha'ak M3 fighters in existence. Some more information here.
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Post by DrSuperEvil » Wed, 9. May 18, 14:47

Here is a list of trophy ships for AP

Starting Scenario Specific:
Enhanced Kea (Tormended Teladi)
Medusa Prototype (Unholy Traitor)

Unique:
Aamon Prototype (Main Plot)
Acinonyx Prototype (Shady Business cannot be reverse engineered)
Advanced Chokaro (Shady Business 2x choice based)
Aran (UFJD sector 3% spawn 1 player owned max)
Arrow (Shady Business)
Ozias (Shady Business missable and can be obtained with ending the war)
Starburst (Shady Business)
Xperimental Shuttle (Terran Main Plot but temporary)

Extremely Rare:
Corvette (Kha'ak) (1 abandoned at game start within 0-3 sectors of HUB, Freedoms Reach or Player Owned Sector )
Drone Hauler (Argon) (escorts spawn)
Drone Hauler (Boron) (escorts spawn)
Drone Hauler (Paranid) (escorts spawn)
Drone Hauler (Split) (escorts spawn)
Drone Hauler (Teladi) (escorts spawn)
Drone Hauler (Terran) (escorts spawn)
Enhanced Dolphin (0-4 abandoned at game start)
Enhanced Mercury (0-4 abandoned at game start)
Fighter (Kha'ak) (2-6 abandoned at game start)
Interceptor (Kha'ak) (0-12 abandoned at game start)
Mobile Pirate Base Hauler (jump spawns to build a Pirate Base in the same sector before jumping out of existance)
Scout (Kha'ak) (0-8 abandoned at game start)

Rare:
Advanced Discoverer (Military escorts and Taxi Service)
Advanced Express (Gourmet Direct and Taxi Service)
Advanced Mamba (Hi Tech, Freight Transporters and Weapons Dealers)
Advanced Pirate Eclipse
Agamemnon (3x patrol Paranid sectors)
Barracuda Prototype (2x act as Hi-Tech Traders)
Blastclaw Prototype (TMs during Breaking Grounds plot has alot)
Colossus Hauler (war sectors only Circle of Labour is best)
Demeter Prototype (2x act as Weapon Transporters)
Eclipse Prototype (Hi Tech, Freight Transporters and Weapons Dealers)
Enhanced Mako (Gourmet Direct and Taxi Service)
Enhanced Elite (Gourmet Direct and Taxi Service)
Enhanced Jaguar (2x act as military scouts)
Falcon Prototype (2x act as Hi-Tech Traders)
Heavy Centaur Prototype (2x patrol Argon sectors)
Hyperion Vanguard (2x patrol Paranid sectors)
Mercury Prototype (2x act as Mineral Transporters)
Nova Prototype (2x act as Hi-Tech Traders)
Scorpion Prototype (2x act as Hi-Tech Traders)
Skate Prototype (Hi Tech, Freight Transporters and Weapons Dealers)
Susanowa Prototype (yaki escort spawn)
Toucan Prototype (Gourmet Direct and Taxi Service)
Valhallah (war sectors only Asteroid Belt is best)
Vulture Prototype (2x act as Mineral Transporters)

Common:
Atmospheric Lifter
Blastclaw
Brigantine
Buster Sentinel
Buzzard Hauler
Caravel
Carrack
Enhanced Chimera
Falcon Sentinel
Fujin Raider
Fujin Sentinel
Galleon
Harrier Sentinel
I
J
K
Kite Vanguard (2x act as Hi-Tech traders)
L
LX
M
Mako Raider
N
P
PX
Q
Mamba Sentinel
Pirate Buster
Pirate Buster Hauler
Pirate Buzzard
Pirate Buzzard Vanguard
Pirate Centaur
Pirate Eclipse
Pirate Elite
Pirate Falcon
Pirate Falcon Vanguard
Pirate Harrier
Pirate Harrier Hauler
Pirate Harrier Raider
Pirate Harrier Vanguard
Pirate Kea
Pirate Kestrel
Pirate Nova
Pirate Nova Raider
Pirate Osprey
Pirate Scorpion
Raijin Raider
Raijin Sentinel
Scorpion Raider
Shuri
Susanowa Hauler
Susanowa Raider
Toucan Hauler

Unobtainable:
#deca
Advanced Kestrel
Albion Pride
AP Gunner
Carrier (Kha'ak)
Civilian Vessel Hauler
Cluster (Kha'ak)
Destroyer (Kha'ak)
Griffon Hauler
Guardian
Hive Queen
Kariudo
Large Orbital Weapons Platform
Marauder Hauler
Medium Orbital Weapons Platform
Military Transport
Mobile Pirate Station
Mobile Repair Ship
Panther Hauler
Pirate Ship
Small Orbital Weapons Platform
Starliner Hauler
Tern Sentinel
Troop Training Ship Hauler
Truelight Seeker
Washi Hauler
***Undefined Hauler***
Unknown Object

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Post by Alan Phipps » Wed, 9. May 18, 18:12

"Fighter (Kha'ak) (2-6 abandoned at game start)"

Make that 0-6, there were none in my game, just more interceptors/scouts and the corvette.
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Post by modernrocko » Wed, 9. May 18, 20:21

Wow! Thank you for that list, I've saved it to my computer for future reference. Much appreciated. Already have several I can cross off that list, including my first Drone Hauler (Paranid version) that I just found last night.

Now the hunt begins! That Mobile Pirate Base Hauler sounds like it would be a real trophy... doubt that I'll ever encounter one randomly without using SE and a search mod, though.

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Post by DrSuperEvil » Thu, 10. May 18, 14:45

The abandoned ships are spawned at the start of the game but are subject to destruction as time progresses. You can check the Sector Management.pck file if you do not believe me.

Mobile Pirate Base Hauler is about the hardest ship since it only exists for a short period so even getting one in the encyclopedia is a feat. Ok killing pirate bases does increase the odds but it is still a pain. Only ever seen one in four playthroughs (and it was gone by the time my boarding ship got to Uranus 3). Function wise though it is just a Mammoth clone so capping one is just for bragging rights.

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Post by Andrey12y » Fri, 11. May 18, 00:03

Thanks for replies and explanations
Already got 3 for now - Argon (escort), Paranid (escort) and Split.
Split is most ineresting - near Medium Orbital Weapons Platform, Ghinn's Escape during Boron invasion. Drone had MOWP as base and new one spawn from south gate, after I capture first. Before this invasion, not a single ship in the sector belonged to the platform.

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Post by DrSuperEvil » Fri, 11. May 18, 14:29

The stuff in brackets is where best to find them.

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Post by Andrey12y » Wed, 16. May 18, 12:07

Got Boron one and use it for short period.
Due to the low maneuverability it has an interesting effect when using turbocharger - very long braking. So it can continuously maintain ~800-1440 m/s.

Now wondering how to find Teladi one.
They not fight other races (like Boron-Split and Argon-Paranid).
Their OWPs in 18 Billions newer attaked, because Xenons always pushing at ScalePlateGreen in all my games since TC...
There are no Kha`aks...
And looks like in my X-universe Teladi do not like to send raids into Xenon sectors. Just some Teladi fleet for a long time chilling at Danna`s Chance and do nothing.

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Post by DrSuperEvil » Wed, 16. May 18, 17:05

The direction xenon patrols go has a lot to do with where you have linked the HUB. Teladi often send military patrols through the xenon sector near Eighteen Billion. Like all military forces they go to where TS ships belonging to that race are calling for help (being attacked).

I suggest putting Adv Satellites in sectors with Military Outposts and periodically check where owned ships are located.

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Post by Andrey12y » Sat, 19. May 18, 01:01

Finally!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 1388993990
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 1388993900
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 1388993776

And I think I found a reliable method.
It is necessary to organize the destruction of the orbital platform.
Soon there is a new platform will appear. And it will have several of its own fighters. In my case, it was necessary to do this twice. For the first time there was a Buzzard. For the second time the drone departed from the nearest shipyard.

Well, if correctly - two times x2 platforms in 18 Billions. Total 4 attempts.

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