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And if my personal journey includes kicking some major pirate butt then all the better...........

<t>I played the original Elite a very long time ago and I can attest to the magical feel of the game. Sometimes a game comes along that breaks the rules of game development and transports the player to a different place. Not just in terms of spacial location but rather a feeling of immersion into a ...

<t>So how long does the hyperspace arrival cloud remain in place?Based on your previous post it would seem that the arriving ship is at a severe disadvantage in combat. Is there anything the arriving ship can do to improve the odds of survival in a hostile system? It would seem that the life ...

<t>OK, perhaps the question should be are the pirates cheating? Lets face it space is a really big place. No, not just sort of big but really really big. So even with detecting your entry from hyperspace potentially they could be on the other side of the system but yet they seem to know exactly ...

<t>I guess I misunderstood or overrated its usefulness. Ultimately I was just looking for a way to detect the pirates early enough to be able to deal with them. Payback may have to wait until I have a larger ship with more cargo space for offensive and defensive systems. Any tips for dealing with ...

<t>I have been playing around with ffed3d for a couple of weeks now with some mixed success. My biggest problem are those pesky pirates. I know that I can use the combat computer to help me find them but I have a problem.....This is what I am seeing when I activate the combat computer. The version ...