[TC] What is the Best M6 ship in X3 Terren now then?
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What is the Best M6 ship in X3 Terren now then?
I just wanted to know have they changed much and can you cap the Xenon one now?
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You can cap Xenon only in invasion missions from border sectors. You could use marines but it's extremely unlikely they will succeed.
Best M6?
From normal ones Skiron, good shields, decent speed, doesn't look that hedious either. Or Prototype Heavy Centaur. Great speed and great looks but you have to cap it first.
From overpowered ones: Vidar, then Springblossom.
Best M6?
From normal ones Skiron, good shields, decent speed, doesn't look that hedious either. Or Prototype Heavy Centaur. Great speed and great looks but you have to cap it first.
From overpowered ones: Vidar, then Springblossom.
Well it has to be overpowered!!! BUt springblossom!!! Thats a very funny name
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The best M6 is now... the Hyperion. Nothing else comes close - the Hyp has PBGs, tons of cargobay, docks two ships, 1GJ of shielding, goes at 170, turns twice as quickly as any other corvette (bar the P) and has as many guns as a frigate, and a laser generator half again as big as the races' Heavy Corvettes. However, it cannot be bought - you must capture it with Marines.
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Agree it's quite a nice ship - tend to use mine as a station tug (front mounted tractor beam is very handy) & as a hot zone TM for resupplying jumpdrives, drones, marines (etc) when I'm out stealing ships, but still vastly prefer the Springblossom. May not be as good on paper (fewer guns, less shielding, smaller cargo bay, less weapon energy & no docking bays) but the speed is simply intoxicating & the manoeuverability is almost as good. Just a pity they gave it such a daft name.Demolisher 2 wrote:The best M6 is now... the Hyperion. Nothing else comes close - the Hyp has PBGs, tons of cargobay, docks two ships, 1GJ of shielding, goes at 170, turns twice as quickly as any other corvette (bar the P) and has as many guns as a frigate, and a laser generator half again as big as the races' Heavy Corvettes. However, it cannot be bought - you must capture it with Marines.
How many marines do you need to capture one of these fine ships and also who makes them?GCU Grey Area wrote:Agree it's quite a nice ship - tend to use mine as a station tug (front mounted tractor beam is very handy) & as a hot zone TM for resupplying jumpdrives, drones, marines (etc) when I'm out stealing ships, but still vastly prefer the Springblossom. May not be as good on paper (fewer guns, less shielding, smaller cargo bay, less weapon energy & no docking bays) but the speed is simply intoxicating & the manoeuverability is almost as good. Just a pity they gave it such a daft name.Demolisher 2 wrote:The best M6 is now... the Hyperion. Nothing else comes close - the Hyp has PBGs, tons of cargobay, docks two ships, 1GJ of shielding, goes at 170, turns twice as quickly as any other corvette (bar the P) and has as many guns as a frigate, and a laser generator half again as big as the races' Heavy Corvettes. However, it cannot be bought - you must capture it with Marines.
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I use 5 marines to capture all my ships (maximum capacity for an M6 dropship) but wouldn't advise trying to capture a Springblossom. Anyway, they can be bought in Aldrin if you've completed the Terran plot.AjRyder wrote:How many marines do you need to capture one of these fine ships and also who makes them?
However I had to, in order to get enough guns to arm mine (eEMPC production in Aldrin seems to be a bit bugged) & it was a right pain in the posterior. Took several hours, over the course of a couple of evenings - stealing M2s is ridiculously easy by comparison: Springblossom is just so bloody fast, particularly when you're trying to capture one in mint condition (so the guns don't get trashed), with marines who move at 28m/s...
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Fortunately managed to get hold of 6 from the Aldrin mineral transporter I borrowed, precisely the number I needed: 4 for the back turret for missile defence & another 2 for the front guns, for when I need something relatively low powered for shield suppression while capturing ships with 200MJ shields (M/AMs & SSCs are a bit too high powered for that job). Personally prefer SSCs for the side turrets (on 'Attack My Target' orders) to eliminate the faster M5s which are a bit too nippy to hit with the main guns.pjknibbs wrote:I have a total of 2 EEMPCs on my Springblossom, providing missile defence in the side turrets--prototype M/AMs and SSPCs in all other slots; works fine!
Springblossom is the best M6. Even unarmed it's quite usefell fetching items in terran space thanks to 2k XL cargo hold and 360m/s speed. If you can find enough guns to fit on it the ship becomes "Godmode" in player hands.
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Where or when do you get spring blossom?
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My personal preference is the Terran Vidar I got during the Terran Campaign. It's not fast but it has five 200MJ shields and 14 Electro-Magnetic Plasma Cannons, 10 as main lasers, with two each in a front and back turret. Also, I have NEVER run out of laser energy! Note: You can mount Matter/Anti-Matter Launchers but you lose a lot of cargo space.
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The Hyperion Vanguard is fantastic. 169 speed, 3333 XL cargo space, and 8 forward Ion Shards with PACs or HEPT all around (I like pacs personally). It also sports 5x200mj shields and a fantastic power plant.
And you can dock 2 ships at it!
The speed, cargo, defense and firepower are all awesome. It is a fantastic ship and totally worth taking the time to cap.
And you can dock 2 ships at it!
The speed, cargo, defense and firepower are all awesome. It is a fantastic ship and totally worth taking the time to cap.
And they fire relatively slowly, which is actually an advantage for ammo-based guns; means they don't chew through ammo like Mass Drivers or Energy Bolt Chainguns do! A single crate of ammo will keep ten M/AM launchers firing for around 20 seconds, and if every shot hits you'll deal around 2GJ of shield damage during that time...Random_Guy wrote:You lose a lot of cargo space, but you gain a lot of destructive potential. I'm not normally one to use ammo based weapons, but MAML's are much better than EMPC's in pretty much every way.
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Best M6... hmmm.... here are my thoughts...
Vidar is excellent (was my first M6 - EMPC all round, now have MAMLs for the front guns but not driven it recently)
Skiron is a capper ship (8 x IPG forward and 2 x EBC in each turret - used it only once to cap so far but it worked fine)
Spring blossom is my favourite ... fast + deadly (8 x PMAML forward, 1 x PSSC up/down (missile defence), 4 x PSSC aft (attack enemies)... if they try to follow you they are dead... if you have them in front and can hit them they are dead... missiles??? what missiles???)
WRT Hyperion M6... I gather that the turrets are broken (from a post I read on this forum)... and you will need to cap one as you can't buy one
Vidar is excellent (was my first M6 - EMPC all round, now have MAMLs for the front guns but not driven it recently)
Skiron is a capper ship (8 x IPG forward and 2 x EBC in each turret - used it only once to cap so far but it worked fine)
Spring blossom is my favourite ... fast + deadly (8 x PMAML forward, 1 x PSSC up/down (missile defence), 4 x PSSC aft (attack enemies)... if they try to follow you they are dead... if you have them in front and can hit them they are dead... missiles??? what missiles???)
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