Getting Dracula, Part 2: The Fuel TraderAfter delivering 100 landmines, I realized my Cobra would not make the cut if I wanted to keep trading materials. So I made my largest investment yet: a dedicated mass-cargo transporter! Costing me approximately 20 million credits and having a 1.1 million...
Getting Dracula, Part 1: The Engineering Grind BeginsI had my . My to-do list was this: Gain access to Liz Ryder (invitation and fulfilling a contract) Get to 1/3 progress to level 4; get an invitation from Hera Tani. Get Imperial Navy rank of Outsider and provide 50 units of Kamitra Cigars. Get...
Viper Strikes, Part 4: The Upgrade Grind Begins!My Viper is wonderful.; it's never lost, it's fast, agile, tough, and mean! Alas, all good things have there downsides. In this case, I had weak shields, low mass lock factor, and very low DPS; the second reason being one of the biggest downsides. So,...
Viper Strikes, Part 3: A Bad Day Can Make a Good PaycheckMy Viper dropped into the nav beacon after the short supercruise from Garay Terminal. I started scanning, and found nothing. Not a single wanted ship. "Dammit," I said to myself as I finished deploying my hardpoints. I turned around, and began...
Viper Strikes, Part 2: A Profitable PaydayI boarded my Viper Mk4, powered on my primary systems, and got ready to launch. The engines fired up and I flew away from the pad, leaving Garay Terminal in my engine exhaust. I set my course for the Deciat nav beacon, charged my Frame-Shift Drive, and...
Viper Strikes, Part 1: The Retreating CommanderI flew my Viper around the Nav Beacon, scanning every ship I saw. Deciat has never had many wanted commanders, so it was quite a boring session. I finally found a wanted commander: a Sidewinder! "This will be an easy target," I thought. ...