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[Megaman]

if

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Fwiffo

dies the cruiser can defend against probes with some practice.

[beorn080]

Yeah, but pretty much every other ship you get is superior to it. Just doesn't have enough speed to be a two shot pony. And if you have to fight anything other then a probe, your hosed.

[Jreengus]

I never had much trouble with the cruiser v the probes. Just take advantage of the AI taking advantage of the wrap around screen to juggle it back and forth at the screen edge and if it comes for you turning to face it normally sends it running so that it can try to come in at angle you aren't facing.

[kcwong]

I never had much trouble with the cruiser v the probes. Just take advantage of the AI taking advantage of the wrap around screen to juggle it back and forth at the screen edge and if it comes for you turning to face it normally sends it running so that it can try to come in at angle you aren't facing.

I find cruiser's turning speed not quick enough... before I can scare the probe away it's already dancing all around me.

[Manchild]

Yeah, but pretty much every other ship you get is superior to it. Just doesn't have enough speed to be a two shot pony. And if you have to fight anything other then a probe, your hosed.

the cruiser was the best one(aside from the Shofixti) for me to use on the probes, because they were just so damn expendable.... but i hardly ever lost a cruiser anyway....thank goodness for the gravity whip.... once you master that then you are set with cruisers.....

[kcwong]

Yeah, but pretty much every other ship you get is superior to it. Just doesn't have enough speed to be a two shot pony. And if you have to fight anything other then a probe, your hosed.

the cruiser was the best one(aside from the Shofixti) for me to use on the probes, because they were just so damn expendable.... but i hardly ever lost a cruiser anyway....thank goodness for the gravity whip.... once you master that then you are set with cruisers.....

I used the cruiser in my first fight against a probe... the probe was spawned quite near, and I didn't have a chance. The probe closed in and danced all around me. I couldn't escape because it's faster, and I couldn't use nuclear missile because my turn rate was too slow (and thus could not scare it away). RNG also arranged an asteroid for the probe to recharge... The lightning killed me before I could deal enough damage with point defense laser.

If you are spawned far away then I can see you have a chance... otherwise it's too risky.

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Knowledge of the rich stars is indeed the most powerful thing in Ur-Quan Masters. It's now Jun of second year, and I've discovered 4 rainbow worlds and thus bought all the tech, all alien race info and most of current events.

I've installed a lot of storage pods, and now I'm going to clear out the Centauri systems... then I can have my dream flagship and use it to beat just about everything.

[Manchild]

nice job!!

yeah, alot of the game is trial and error. but if you cant fight too well then you dont stand a chance....lol

[kcwong]

I made my way to the upper right section of the map, and talked to this alien race...

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Oh dear, the music and the way they speak. It's... making me mad... but fittingly so. Nice job, 3DO.

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The plants nearby are much better... and it seems to me that they know just as much as those emo dudes.

[Boksi]

Here's a hint for you kcwong: They fell for party tricks once, they'll fall for party tricks again.

[kcwong]

I'm at the very last stage of the game now.

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I can defeat the shield generators with a Pkunk Fury easy enough... but then I couldn't take flagship all the way to blow it up. The fireballs and green blobs are very fast... it looks like after killing the shield, I must destroy them first.

I regret taking weapon systems on the final flagship... I should put a lot of point defense, or lots of crew pods instead.

I don't want to fight those Ur Quan ships again. I barely managed to beat them all... I used 1 Penetrator (to very little effect), 2 Eluders (beat Marauder, but not so good against Dreadnought), 1 Scout (Glory Device is not very damaging to a Marauder), and 1 Fury.

If I have to refit flagship in the end, I'll need some practice in Super Melee.

[Manchild]

the glory device was more of a joke in my opinion. tho it is good against the VUX, Thraddash, and Druuge,

[kcwong]

I did it! I finished the game!

I'm really amazed about the power of the Pkunk Fury. I used only two in the final battle to clear everything up. With good piloting skill it's an extremely good ship.

[Sergius]

If only there was a ship that had unlimited ammunition, and a 100% invulnerable shield that pretty much recharged itself indefinitely as long as it gets hit by the blobs...

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The last mission is absurdly easy with the Utwig Jugger.

[kcwong]

If only there was a ship that had unlimited ammunition, and a 100% invulnerable shield that pretty much recharged itself indefinitely as long as it gets hit by the blobs...

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The last mission is absurdly easy with the Utwig Jugger.

I can never time it correctly, and end up with no energy. -_-

[Manchild]

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All i ever did was break the barrier, then charge in with my precursor. then again, i decked the thing out for speed and crew. i got rid of my weapons for the bomb segment.