[TC] Need help finding pirate base in Maelstrom.

[mcsquared]

I could sure use some help locationg the pirate base in Maelstrom in the latest X3 TC add-on. Any help would be very appreciated.

[AgamemnonArgon]

North gate, to the left of that, as one looks at the map. Maybe three to four minutes travel time. I had to order my ships to destroy it the other night, been there for quite a while, too.

[fullmetal66]

From enenra (plot designer)

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Two things regarding the location of the pirate base:

1. You don't have to search as far out as 200km. I am not that much of a sadist.
The values are calculated like this:
X-coordinate --> min=-40km max=40km (numbers close to zero more likely)
Y-coordinate --> min=-10km max=10km (numbers further away from zero more likely)
Z-coordinate --> min=-40km max=40km (higher numbers more likely)

2. If you don't find the base within 2h after the mission has started, the Argons will find it and notify you about it. So if you don't want to search you're free to even leave the sector and do something else until that amount of time has passed.

[Da-V-Man]

I found it fairly quickly using the Kestrel and a turbo booster. For me it was to the East of the North Gate, and South a bit.

[Twest09]

In my game it was hilariously easy to find. I came into the sector and my wife started griping about something so I hit the pause button but I must have hit something else as well because it unpaused. I was traveling at 15 m/s for about 20 minutes and when I got back to the computer it was right in front of me.

This placed it directly in the south path of the North gate almost in the middle of the sector... I lol'd

[Da-V-Man]

It will show up at first as an unkown object, and then when you get close enough will reveal itself. But if it's taking too long, just wait two hours and the Argon ship will find it for you.

[mcsquared]

I got it! Thanks for everyone's help!