Hi, not to long ago, I found an empty unlim game that I was planning to take over and use for script testing. Problem was, I got greedy. Had tons of credits. Left them sitting in a cit that I figured was defended well enough for what people had at the time. A very industrious blue came in, cashed hard, stole my cash and set up a blockade. Lesson learned the hard way. Anyway, onto my question.

I went back in last night after extern, ppted until I had enough cash to take down most of the blockade, bust back up, and start cashing again. Found his sector. He's got most if not all of his figs orbiting an H that shouldn't have a cannon yet. My only concern about the invasion is this. He's sleeping in a fully loaded IC. If I warp in and take a shot at his figs, can the Interdictor generator on his ship hold me in the sector. Or do I need to have a few ships ready to warp to?

Thanks.

Gemini/Castor Pollux

It will hold you, even if the player is offline.

If photons are enabled .. you could fire one into his sector and that will effectivly turn his IG on ship off.

Sweet. I'll check the settings. Will it turn it off until he logs back in to switch it on? Or do I need to set up a macro to xport between a frigate and a battleship, warp in and retreat?

Vids right Gemini it will turn off IG until he can turn it back on. Also why shoot at his figs if u have photons. If u are in a game that allows photons and their are no shielded or l6 planets then photons are the way to go. Set a macro up to photon move in sector w/ship (w/best off combat odds) and send waves at ship. The photon will suppress cannon fire, mines, and sector figs.

This way u can save resources for the trader and his/her planets. Or resource depending u can do what I call the Godzilla method and fig up big boy ship and just march into sector over and over killing sector figs and all. lol... Photons will save $ and be efficient provided all goes well... Good luck!


Reminder: Attacking his figs may alter your alignment preventing u from twarping to dock for more figs/photons etc..

P.S. As a rule of thumb always take a backup or large fig holding ship in adj sector in case macro screws up or person logs on at same time (been there .

--LD--

best bet is to photon in with the biggest ship you can buy loaded with figs, while towing another of the same ship also loaded with figs. you shoot as much as you can at him, xport, repeat, then go refig and get another photon. (this will save money as you get 2 ship loads of figs per 1 photon)
it is an unlim, so resources shouldnt be an issue, get in, cap him, cap the planet, and depending on align/ship odds etc.. cap the sector figs.

alot of info is 100% based on edits and settings, so its all really wild guesses w/o information as to what settings and edits it is.

Slim

Just a comment to keep info here accurate :
photon's have no effect on mines !

Half true Vid Kid Photons suppress Armids, but do not suppress Limpet mines.

quote:Originally posted by Vid Kid


Just a comment to keep info here accurate :
photon's have no effect on mines !



Psion is correct. Photons disable armid mines (the damaging kind), they do not disable limpets.

Jhereg

I never figured how to use photons I tried using one once and ended up disabling myself

lol

Yea that can happen sometimes, nasty Photons.

Best advice I can give is only get them when you need them.

i can give you better advise.
http://www.tw-cabal.com

photons are a very important part of the game i suggest learning how to use them

If the fighters in the sector are defensive, you can retreat away from them (if there's some left) and not get caught in the IG, from my experiences on TWGS games. I've been on the receiving end of that trick and it's no fun at all.

lol

You can retreat away from a ship IG, but not a planet IG