1.5: New Signal Source
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2015 11:45 am
There's a new Signal Source in the 1.5 beta, the Distress Call.
The first one I came across was just wreckage being supervised by a lone Viper. This did nothing but scan me and claimed to be an unaffiliated System Authority vessel. A little odd as this was an Anarchy system with no stations.
In the second an Official Rescue Ship was taking a pilot on board so I polished off the victim's attackers.
In the third I arrived just as the holdup was taking place - a couple of Eagles and a Viper doing a "Stand and deliver" act. Donning my black mask, drawing my silver lasers and with a "Hi-yo Silver" I sprang into the fray. Just as I killed the last bad guy his backup team arrived - two Cobras and an Asp. Bit more of a struggle, but just as the Asp met a fiery end, his backup team turned up - and Anaconda and three Vultures. With shields down for the second time and the canopy gone the final Vulture was dispatched. I was at death's door and knocking quite loudly, but gamely carried on rescuing the stricken vessel (actually, I had no idea what had happened to it - in all the excitement I completely lost track of it).
I think the 'Conda clipped me and that was the end of my brand new refurbished A-specced FDL, which was just a few LS from the home base station after a 156LY journey from Shinrarta Dezhra - the SCB slot was taken up by a fuel scoop.
Good job it's only the Beta.
Well, what would have happened if Walter had caught the 'Conda? What then?
The first one I came across was just wreckage being supervised by a lone Viper. This did nothing but scan me and claimed to be an unaffiliated System Authority vessel. A little odd as this was an Anarchy system with no stations.
In the second an Official Rescue Ship was taking a pilot on board so I polished off the victim's attackers.
In the third I arrived just as the holdup was taking place - a couple of Eagles and a Viper doing a "Stand and deliver" act. Donning my black mask, drawing my silver lasers and with a "Hi-yo Silver" I sprang into the fray. Just as I killed the last bad guy his backup team arrived - two Cobras and an Asp. Bit more of a struggle, but just as the Asp met a fiery end, his backup team turned up - and Anaconda and three Vultures. With shields down for the second time and the canopy gone the final Vulture was dispatched. I was at death's door and knocking quite loudly, but gamely carried on rescuing the stricken vessel (actually, I had no idea what had happened to it - in all the excitement I completely lost track of it).
I think the 'Conda clipped me and that was the end of my brand new refurbished A-specced FDL, which was just a few LS from the home base station after a 156LY journey from Shinrarta Dezhra - the SCB slot was taken up by a fuel scoop.
Good job it's only the Beta.
Well, what would have happened if Walter had caught the 'Conda? What then?
