Paranid Rampage in Argon Prime

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Paranid Rampage in Argon Prime

Post by Vortexz » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 05:12

So there i was, minding my own business, waiting for my factory to make money, and i turn the ship around and see a Paranid Odysseus and two Deimos in Argon Prime. I thought that was a bit strange, and then the paranid destroyed a colossus, and a free argon trading station, and i got caught in the crossfire.

Is this normal? Will the Paranid destroy the sector, and do i need to buy an M2 to combat them?
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Post by Skillzfire » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 05:17

well i dont know about normal but i think ti happens form time to time.
and nope you need a M8 or a vidar, cheapest M8 i can think of is the split one? or the gladiator load it up with 100 or so T hawks and use the barrage command at the lead ship, NOTHING will survive :D since IIRC they have re targeting, or if thats to expensive their is always a wheat farm :D
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Post by Vortexz » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 05:44

Skillzfire wrote:well i dont know about normal but i think ti happens form time to time.
and nope you need a M8 or a vidar, cheapest M8 i can think of is the split one? or the gladiator load it up with 100 or so T hawks and use the barrage command at the lead ship, NOTHING will survive :D since IIRC they have re targeting, or if thats to expensive their is always a wheat farm :D

Haha, i decided to save and let it play out, 3 titans came along and smashed the paranid. :lol:


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Post by TTD » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 07:40

usually your assets won't be affected , unless you are not on good terms with the aggressor.

Split / Boron is another rare occurrence too.

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Post by StarSword » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 19:57

I always seem to hear about these major battles between Commonwealth governments, but I never seem to be anywhere nearby to see them for myself. Closest I ever get is Split fighters busting the odd Dolphin.
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Post by TTD » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 20:03

StarSword wrote:I always seem to hear about these major battles between Commonwealth governments, but I never seem to be anywhere nearby to see them for myself. Closest I ever get is Split fighters busting the odd Dolphin.
I have played since X2. Played TC since first revision.
Only seen it twice. Both times in TC.

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Post by deca.death » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 23:11

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Well It happens quite often in my game. I've seen 3+ paranid expeditions on home of light, which I had to deal myself. Plus I saw at least one paranid expedition around wastelands /interworlds. I presume I see paranid more often because I tend to keep in argon space, for one reason or another. I saw NMMC shrike with several escorts traveling through xenon sector 347, and if I wasn't there those three Q's would tear him a new one. I saw several split incursions into boron space but nothing bigger then M7. I saw few boron task groups in argon space, probably went on spilt territory.

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Post by Coffee-Man » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 23:17

I once saw a few Split fighters guarded by a Panther and a Tiger venturing into the southern boron sectors. They stood no chance against the shark waiting for them...poor split :D.

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Post by SIMON POPPLEWELL » Sun, 18. Sep 11, 23:18

StarSword wrote:I always seem to hear about these major battles between Commonwealth governments, but I never seem to be anywhere nearby to see them for myself. Closest I ever get is Split fighters busting the odd Dolphin.
TTD wrote: I have played since X2. Played TC since first revision.
Only seen it twice. Both times in TC.
:o You need to get about a bit more. I regularly see these battles, just head around Ore Belt, CBSW/CBSE. You will often see them fighting and in Paranid Prime. I must admit I don't see many Split/Boron battles, but then their territory is separated by the Teladi sectors, you only see them at each other in Faded Dreams and Contorted Dominion.

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Post by Paranoid66 » Mon, 19. Sep 11, 11:09

A Paranid rampage in Argon Prime makes me feel... :D

Had the Argons in Paranid Prime in my game a few times doing lots of damage I was tempted to help the Paranid out but having good relations with both species ended up being boringly neutral. :(

It is just one of those things as others have stated. If you are lucky it is time to scoop up some high value crates.
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Post by Vortexz » Mon, 19. Sep 11, 13:27

Paranoid66 wrote:A Paranid rampage in Argon Prime makes me feel... :D

Had the Argons in Paranid Prime in my game a few times doing lots of damage I was tempted to help the Paranid out but having good relations with both species ended up being boringly neutral. :(

It is just one of those things as others have stated. If you are lucky it is time to scoop up some high value crates.
I hate the paranid, i want to stockpile some Paranid shipyards, and then wipe them all out someday.
Or maybe the Teladi. Annoying buggers.
But i was in a discoverer at the time, so i couldn't really face off against an oddy.
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Post by Yapa » Mon, 19. Sep 11, 14:22

Pretty sure this does not happen in vanialla games, there is a race wars mod/script which does this?

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Post by Infekted » Mon, 19. Sep 11, 14:24

Yes it does occur in vanilla. Infact is relatively commonish if you look out for it.
There are scripts that make it more common, or more.... Intense when it does.

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Post by SIMON POPPLEWELL » Mon, 19. Sep 11, 14:47

Yapa wrote:Pretty sure this does not happen in vanialla games, there is a race wars mod/script which does this?
There is a mod called 'improved races' that allow races to takeover other sectors. But in vanilla you are limited to race invasions that include anything from M6 upwards.

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Post by Yapa » Mon, 19. Sep 11, 14:51

Ahh that sounds good!

Never played TC (even tho I bought it on release lol) and never seen it in XBTF, X2 or X3R in over 300 hours of play between those games.

Looking forward to TC once I get thruough the story in X3R....

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