Wake up and smell the combat.
17 Jul 2017NickTheGrey
Yesterday evening I was interdicted just outside the Ashby City starport by a Federal Assault Ship, Expert combat rating. I had just upgraded the ship to Military-strength armour and I thought, "What could possibly go wrong?"Turns out, a lot.
I have serious concerns that if I had not been joined by two System Authority Vipers, I would have lost the ship. In my eagerness to get back out to doing missions I had made sure I was as well armed as I could be. In my haste, however, I had neglected to make sure I was as well defended as I could be. I had no e-warfare modules and no engineer-modified kit at all.
The fight didn't last too long but before it was over I was down to 47% integrity. Clearly something is wrong somewhere. I continued on to Ashby City and immediately set about installing some defences. Chaff and ECM modules were the first to be added. I plan to return to some of the Engineers I've been working with and craft some new improvements. It will delay my Sirius Corporation advancement but it's a necessary step.
Speaking of Sirius Corporation advancement, I have found that taking passenger missions for them also helps with increasing my status with them. I've already completed two of them.