[TC] Earth

SLIDEmemphis · Post by **SLIDEmemphis** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 07:37

noob here.

why is it that when i try to fly to the earth system, i always blow up??

Catra · Post by **Catra** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 07:39

cause if your ATF rank doesnt say "earth access" the torus lasers fire.

SLIDEmemphis · Post by **SLIDEmemphis** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 07:42

well that would make sense, thanks. looks like I have to do a little bit of Monica L. action with the ATF high ups.

Bobucles · Post by **Bobucles** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 13:34

It's a shame you can't actually see the impending death coming your way. Although I don't know why they would point all the guns at the orbital accelerator when Xenon ships use jump beacons.

Retiredman · Post by **Retiredman** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 13:34

and if you fly past the Torus towards Earth, they will blow you up reguardless of your rank.

lostami · Post by **lostami** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 15:28

Is there a mod to remove that.. i would love to fly around free as a bird in that sector.

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 16:13

lostami wrote:Is there a mod to remove that.. i would love to fly around free as a bird in that sector.

You don't need a mod, an indestructible ship works just fine and there are several the player can own.

perkint · Post by **perkint** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 16:17

Does annoying the Terrans this way affect your rep?

Tim

lostami · Post by **lostami** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 17:01

Deadbeat_Spinn wrote:
lostami wrote:Is there a mod to remove that.. i would love to fly around free as a bird in that sector.
You don't need a mod, an indestructible ship works just fine and there are several the player can own.

uuuum like what... i don't think they would have put in ships like that into the game.

Master of the Blade · Post by **Master of the Blade** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 17:09

There are a few opportunities to get indestructable ships.
One of them is the #DECA, obtainable through the use of 'Double-Boarding'. Another ship is the Syndicate Blastclaw which you have to follow for one mission. It doesn't usually bail but there's a way to force it to. Deadbeat_Spinn can probably tell you more about that. There's also the Truelight Seeker, again obtainable indestructable using double boarding. You can even get two of them through this method, although only one is unkillable.

AL'42 · Post by **AL'42** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 17:15

Even with Earth access, don’t you have to manually fly to dock after comming for docking permission (because if the autopilot deviates from direct path lasers will fire).

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 17:23

lostami wrote:
Deadbeat_Spinn wrote:
lostami wrote:Is there a mod to remove that.. i would love to fly around free as a bird in that sector.
You don't need a mod, an indestructible ship works just fine and there are several the player can own.
uuuum like what... i don't think they would have put in ships like that into the game.

But they did, quite a few in fact but the player wasn't meant to aquire/own indestructible versions. Indestructible ships/stations serve a very important purpose, and that is to prevent plot breaking.

As has been mentioned,

#Deca (must double board, with the second team killing your first team. There's a thread on stealing this ship).
TrueLight Seeker (can be done via double board or claim then board).
Syndicate Blastclaw (claim but the ship cannot be allowed to dock in order to claim it).
Enhanced Dolphin (claim, but 2.5 removed the indestructible tag).

There are also others in the universe,

Argon One (unboardable....so far).
Ozias (unboardable....so far).
Goner HCP (unboardable....have had no success yet).
Terran Odin (unboardable....so far).
Terran Skirnir (unboardable....have had no success yet).
Terran Vali (unboardable.... have had no success yet).

I'm sure there's more.

AL'42 wrote:Even with Earth access, don’t you have to manually fly to dock after comming for docking permission (because if the autopilot deviates from direct path lasers will fire).

AFIAK, yes. Because the auto-pillock cannot be trusted.

TTD · Post by **TTD** » Wed, 14. Apr 10, 22:24

There is this "need" in some people to prove that things can be done if they are told it can't.

As a child I broke my fathers indestructible ice-scraper .

"In normal use" he said,amongst other things.

kurush · Post by **kurush** » Thu, 15. Apr 10, 23:59

Syndicate Blastclaw (claim but the ship cannot be allowed to dock in order to claim it).

Not sure I understand the not docking part here. In what mission does it get spawned?
I actually got another weird indestructible ship here
http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php? ... e+scorpion
But this one seems to be just random pirate spawn.

And to add to the list above, there is also a Terran Tyr that can't be killed or boarded.

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Fri, 16. Apr 10, 00:05

The Syndicate Blastclaw is spawned near the end of the Goner plot. You have to follow it to it's destination.

kurush · Post by **kurush** » Fri, 16. Apr 10, 00:07

Deadbeat_Spinn wrote:The Syndicate Blastclaw is spawned near the end of the Goner plot. You have to follow it to it's destination.

Does it break the goner plot if you manage to capture it?

Deadbeat_Spinn · Post by **Deadbeat_Spinn** » Fri, 16. Apr 10, 00:10

Nope, once a plot ship has served it's purpose it can no longer cause a plot break because the task it was designed for has been completed. It's the same with the #Deca and TLS.