SOS System overide software??

vorta · Post by **vorta** » Sun, 27. May 07, 17:05

i have bought this system overide software and the masking software, but ny question is:- how do i use/deploy the software to capture ships? any help would greatly be received, cheers,

maphys · Post by **maphys** » Sun, 27. May 07, 17:15

You have to get close to a ship whose pilot has bailed and then bring up the information menu (target ship, press 'i') and capture it. Just like you do in the spacesuit but you don't have to eject.

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vorta · Post by **vorta** » Sun, 27. May 07, 17:23

ah right, silly me, i was trying to use it on ships i'd crept up on, thinking i could nick em. so there's more work to it than that, cheers matey.

apricotslice · Post by **apricotslice** » Mon, 28. May 07, 15:34

sos doesnt boot pilots out of their ships

It just enables you to claim without leaving your ship.

Marcus666 · Post by **Marcus666** » Mon, 28. May 07, 17:09

Just done the same thing myself.
Spent over half a million credits on something I thought was going let me rob docked ships or what ever.
And all it does is save me sticking my f*%*ing spacesuit on!!

Not a happy bunny

ceogreen · Post by **ceogreen** » Mon, 28. May 07, 17:14

It is much more helpful in big ships since the range it works at increases. It's certainly far from essential but at half a million credits I thought it was well worth it, I've also got the claiming software script, which costs 6million and allows you to claim from 5km away.
If you've got loads of credits 600k isn't much to be able to claim a ship without having to stop your ship, get out and then get back in (with practice you can claim ships without ever dropping below 100m/s in an m5, that makes it much easier to claim lots of ships)

Marcus666 · Post by **Marcus666** » Mon, 28. May 07, 17:27

Feeling humble.

Not been in-game very long and 600 thousand credits halved my account.
As for 6 million..............

Thanks for the advise. Sure it will pay for its self in the long run.

maphys · Post by **maphys** » Mon, 28. May 07, 19:52

Thanks for the advise. Sure it will pay for its self in the long run.

Must admit I have never bothered with it - it is nice to feel the solar wind in your hair once in a while!! I thought 500K just to avoid pressing shift+E was a bit much. 5K, maybe! I usually pacify a sector quite thoroughly before I decide to go claim the blue ships...

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apricotslice · Post by **apricotslice** » Tue, 29. May 07, 01:05

Getting into your suit to claim a ship is the biggest bit of insanity in the game.

I went for sos mk2 (script) which claims at 5kms, as soon as I could afford one and never looked back. Now with the beamdock script, I can claim and dock a ship in seconds. And no fiddling around in your spacesuit where one false move and your dead.

Painman · Post by **Painman** » Tue, 29. May 07, 03:14

Actually, it's kind of cool floating in your spacesuit in the middle of Loomanckstrat's Legacy with spaceflies buzzing all around you. Just make sure you have an M6 patrol buzzing around you too

Boris_The_Blade · Post by **Boris_The_Blade** » Tue, 29. May 07, 03:25

The only advantage is to claim during a fight but who is that stupid anyway?
Yeah got a m3..... damn the Xenon/Pirates attacked it now is destroyed reload.

No real point for it, but Mk2 different story.

apricotslice · Post by **apricotslice** » Tue, 29. May 07, 03:45

My luck would be the patrolling M6 would run me down !

I never claim in mid combat, but once you start collecting claims, combat starts up again quickly a lot of times anyway. particularly when your capping near a gate.

If your playing khaak or pirate, the stream of enemy ships never stops.

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SOS System overide software??

SOS System overide software??