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A) Constructors and miners cannot pickup pods, with the exception of Technoflux constructors.Badp wrote:QUOTE (Badp @ Feb 6 2009, 04:17 PM) A couple more precious points to learn by now:
Any (friendly) ship can pickup pods. This is very important, especially when you need to get rescued yourself. Scouts, however, are usually the fast and quiet way of rescuing them.Don't use just any missile; use dumbfires. A lot more damage for slightly less aiming aid, and you don't have to wait for them to lock. Aim your dumbs a bit behind your target.If you have the time, drop the probe behind the aleph (1000 meters at most). This makes the probe harder to spot.Don't be afraid of the chat. If you have questions, ask away! You will not get essays in return, but there is a lot of precious information to be learned this way. PM good, friendly pilots or anybody with a '?' in their nick, if they aren't busy they will be glad to help you out.Always get on Command wing. You can read the orders the comm gives to drones. For example, if a comm gives a build order, it probably is a constructor that needs some defense.Don't be afraid of learning how to aim. When I was a newbie I didn't learn, and three years into the game I still can't get myself to learn how to properly lead those targets.
As a fun bonus: begin playing with the prox. It works like this: get the enemy to fly through it after it has activated (5 secs) and the baddy will take damage. The faster he goes, the harder it goes down. The more people you kill with your prox, the deadlier your proxes become (until you are killed yourself).
Wings can be changed by using the 'Change Wing' button on the F6 paneTrixantreat wrote:QUOTE (Trixantreat @ Feb 6 2009, 06:29 AM) After a few years I imagine I’ll have a look at commanding.
They are drones not ships.Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Feb 6 2009, 02:33 PM) A) Constructors and miners cannot pickup pods, with the exception of Technoflux constructors.
Badp wrote:QUOTE (Badp @ Feb 6 2009, 01:17 PM) Any (friendly) ship can pickup pods.
Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Feb 6 2009, 02:33 PM) A) Constructors and miners cannot pickup pods, with the exception of Technoflux constructors.
Andon seemed to be correcting, or at least trying to and failing. Yes, a carrier is a drone. Nowhere did anyone state a carrier isn't a drone, so I what was the point in asking?Sealer wrote:QUOTE (Sealer @ Feb 7 2009, 03:31 AM) Isn't carrier a drone as well?
Close, but wrong. I never said they couldn't pick up pods because they were drones, I just stated they were drones, not ships. Maybe I should have made it clearer to not confuse you.Sealer wrote:QUOTE (Sealer @ Feb 7 2009, 04:53 AM) therefore they can't pick up pods.