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Sunfire

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Cool Moments/Funny
« on: May 06, 2012, 04:02:14 PM »

I just had one of the coolest moments ever (for me) in Starfarer like five minutes ago. So I was playing Uomoz's Corvus and flying the Sickle from junk pirates, I had been shot at with a pilum and I ran into a asteroid on accident...I mean purpose and the asteroid intercepted two of the three missiles!

I'm pretty sure everyone has had some awesome (or funny) moments, so please share!
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2012, 04:05:44 PM »

Well, there was the time where I shot a Trebuchet (Trade Scavengers superheavy artillery) at an already severely weakened Paragon, a wasp flew in the way and took the shell. Such a brilliant moment I didn't care that the shot hadn't hit its target
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2012, 04:17:46 PM »

I once survived with an aurora with 0% hull throughout half a battle. It was a really close fight with lots of almost hits from missiles and asteroids and stray bullets. All this while still hunting for enemy ships and taking them out. I was so glad I survived, there was literally nothing showing on the hull slider over my ship in game, anything could have killed me in a single hit.

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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2012, 06:45:44 PM »

I used a destroyed extinctioner(relics mod) as cover to fight
***'s hilarious
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2012, 08:13:42 PM »

Well, there was the time where I shot a Trebuchet (Trade Scavengers superheavy artillery) at an already severely weakened Paragon, a wasp flew in the way and took the shell. Such a brilliant moment I didn't care that the shot hadn't hit its target

That was a genius drone
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2012, 11:27:42 PM »

I quicksaved at an inopportune moment, and was forced to fight an Odyssey until I won or gave up. I was in a Hyperion by myself, and I'd killed all his support before this particular forced battle. I simply could not get through its shields with the fit I had. So I died, and died, and died. Until I said *** it, and shield rammed him until he overloaded, then killed him. Hyperion's got crazy shields yo.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2012, 12:36:49 AM »

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That was a genius drone

Alex should implement this for 10,000 bonus points -- drones on escort duty should smash into incoming torpedos if host ship is vulnerable. Hell I'd consider it a fair trade if they took themselves out on a harpoon if I'm caught pants down venting.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2012, 02:59:03 AM »

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That was a genius drone

Alex should implement this for 10,000 bonus points -- drones on escort duty should smash into incoming torpedos if host ship is vulnerable. Hell I'd consider it a fair trade if they took themselves out on a harpoon if I'm caught pants down venting.
I don't think their computerized AI is up to that task, but the Omen supposedly will do something like that when they implement IIRC the special ship specific hardpoints like the Omen's supposed scalar sphere that'll knock out all missiles and torpedos etc. around it, which is why it is a point defence frigate.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2012, 05:04:31 AM »

I once survived with an aurora with 0% hull throughout half a battle. It was a really close fight with lots of almost hits from missiles and asteroids and stray bullets. All this while still hunting for enemy ships and taking them out. I was so glad I survived, there was literally nothing showing on the hull slider over my ship in game, anything could have killed me in a single hit.
I was in the same situation, except with a frigate (can't remember the name, its that one with a medium energy that starts with the pulse laser thingy) and my only backup was a hound. 7 hull. I was so relieved when I managed to get out alive.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2012, 06:55:31 AM »

I fired a reaper torpedo at a Hound. It was getting flanked by my other ships, so when the torpedo got close, it was so busy staying out of the attack range of my other vessels that it got pwn'd by my torpedo. I've never hit a Hound with a torpedo again.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2012, 08:25:14 AM »

http://fractalsoftworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ship_sheet.jpg

At the top, to the left of the small tanker. One of those ships took out my entire fleet. I had 2 Buffalo cruisers, about 4 lashers and 3 fighter wings. I laughed so hard when i got stomped coz i thought it was hilarious.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2012, 09:57:44 AM »

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That was a genius drone

Alex should implement this for 10,000 bonus points -- drones on escort duty should smash into incoming torpedos if host ship is vulnerable. Hell I'd consider it a fair trade if they took themselves out on a harpoon if I'm caught pants down venting.

I think they do this already. I've had fighters on escort duty eat missiles and Hellbore Cannon shots for me, even when my shields are up and I'm nowhere near venting.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2012, 10:02:56 AM »

the buffalo is a destroyer btw, cruiser size is the next up.
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Re: Cool Moments/Funny
« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2012, 01:39:15 PM »

Doesn't it make you cry when that green Talon pilot flies head on into the Reaper because his guns can't kill it on time?
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