The Ellie is all mine...FINALLY

Dungeoncrawler · Post by **Dungeoncrawler** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 07:30

Okay all you experts

. I finally 'just' recieved enough renown to purchase an Ellie. I need some recommendations for a combat loadout please. Something to really give this ship some bite. Fourteen support vessels...what, maybe 14 Nova's? Thanks in advance.

CDc

biggie1447 · Post by **biggie1447** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 09:08

oos all BPPC

if it is your own personal ship go with pac or hept with PPC in reserve for any Khaak capital ships you may encounter

Dungeoncrawler · Post by **Dungeoncrawler** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 09:14

biggie1447 wrote:oos all BPPC

if it is your own personal ship go with pac or hept with PPC in reserve for any Khaak capital ships you may encounter

Thanks. I will check that out shortly. I imagine the hard part will be finding enough weapons for a complete loadout. The only weapon factory I currently have online is a Firestorm Factory.

CDc

TheSandman · Post by **TheSandman** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 09:45

Jus so you know iv never actually equiped one... but the general idea on the forum seems to be blow the living hell out of a few Xenon sectors and pick up all the dropped guns, you end up with more than enough

Dungeoncrawler · Post by **Dungeoncrawler** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 10:05

TheSandman wrote:Jus so you know iv never actually equiped one... but the general idea on the forum seems to be blow the living hell out of a few Xenon sectors and pick up all the dropped guns, you end up with more than enough

Ah...the simple things in life

. Thanks...

CDc

Stupac · Post by **Stupac** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 10:38

Put one on sector patrol in Blueish Snout with full 125mj shields, and BPPC's or Appc's. then watch your boron rep go up. Its for all xenon patrols that go through there.

XanII · Post by **XanII** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 14:11

Dungeoncrawler wrote:
biggie1447 wrote:oos all BPPC

if it is your own personal ship go with pac or hept with PPC in reserve for any Khaak capital ships you may encounter
Thanks. I will check that out shortly. I imagine the hard part will be finding enough weapons for a complete loadout. The only weapon factory I currently have online is a Firestorm Factory.

CDc

sidenote: TL:s make horrible personal ships just as M1 and M2:s but otherwise the advice is good. Keep different loadouts for OOS battles (bigger is better) and smaller guns for IS fighting.

FlyingWhileBlind · Post by **FlyingWhileBlind** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 16:18

Just got my Ellie w/ new car smell, last night at bout 10:00 < - > 11:00

Dint really know hot to kit it out, so I just put stuff in as I came across it, 2AHEPTs left, 2 right, 2BPPC front and 2 back. Dropped guns / loot (?)

I'm vaporizing them!!

No loot to find ANYWHERE (once the dust clears)

Oh, and re: the Ellie steering?? I recall someone saying, ".... give me ten acres, and I'll turn this rig around..." eh, it fit

That's one BIG boat!

eladan · Post by **eladan** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 16:34

FlyingWhileBlind wrote:That's one BIG boat!

Sure is, but wait till you see an albatross. I reckon you could fit at least a couple of elephants in that beast.

Hachiman · Post by **Hachiman** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 21:55

biggie1447 wrote:oos all BPPC

if it is your own personal ship go with pac or hept with PPC in reserve for any Khaak capital ships you may encounter

I go along with that....but If you try to fight it 'in sector' yourself then you will be seriously disappointed,even a swarm of pirate buzzards n busters will take you down if they get in close.....Learn to use fighter and missile support and fight at longer ranges....Don't rely on your PACS or HEPTS to protect you,they won't do a very good job....In fact your best defence is to climb back in to your trusty M3 and go do the job yourself

jlehtone · Post by **jlehtone** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 22:22

eladan wrote:
FlyingWhileBlind wrote:That's one BIG boat!
Sure is, but wait till you see an albatross. I reckon you could fit at least a couple of elephants in that beast.

Obviously, you haven't looked at Orca.

Neither have I, but I do have Alby, Condor, and Phoenix. That Condor is so tiny next to its mates.

Dungeoncrawler · Post by **Dungeoncrawler** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 22:28

biggie1447 wrote: ....In fact your best defence is to climb back in to your trusty M3 and go do the job yourself

My problem is that in sector, my combat skills are 'average' at best. I have flown into a Xenon sector and practiced avoiding the big capital ships incoming fire

. The other factor I have to consider is unless something AI 'dumb' happens like while on autopilot OOS the AI flys one of my ships into some space rock, I don't do reloads. If I lose something in combat, it's gone forever until I can replace it

.
So, I have to be extra careful with everything I do. Great advice though. Hope to see some more input from the majority of everyones vastly superior combat skills. I might get there someday

CDc

mrbadger · Post by **mrbadger** » Sat, 23. Sep 06, 23:00

the Elephant is a great first ship. I had one, and it rocked.

In fact I kept it all the way through the game, although it ended up mothballed.

Once it's kitted out with fighters it's very nice indeed.

Don't be fooled into thinking it's powerful enough to survive a fight against a Xenon sector, it isn't. A light skirmish and a run-for-it are the best you can hope for.

Try Pirate alley if you dare. I did, and my first major battle cost me 14 of its fighters and a severe repair bill. Most of the damage was caused when I tried to get the fighters back on board before jumping out.
It was an epic fight, the most intense I had until I had a huge fleet.

Like you I don't reload to undo losses. It's gutting to see millions worth of ships go south in the early game though. I stayed clear of Pirate alley for a looong time after that.

askerer · Post by **askerer** » Sun, 24. Sep 06, 00:28

what an elle?

A5PECT · Post by **A5PECT** » Sun, 24. Sep 06, 00:42

Ellie [el ee]
noun - Slang for Elephant, the TL class ship of the Split race in the X-universe.

Dungeoncrawler · Post by **Dungeoncrawler** » Sun, 24. Sep 06, 01:06

What is the best supply ship for the Elephant? I've bought a caiman, but apparently it cannot dock with the Elephant(wrong class). Thanks.

CDc

silentWitness · Post by **silentWitness** » Sun, 24. Sep 06, 01:13

Look for a M3 Hauler variant... I have Falcons...

Dungeoncrawler · Post by **Dungeoncrawler** » Sun, 24. Sep 06, 01:25

silentWitness wrote:Look for a M3 Hauler variant... I have Falcons...

Thanks. I now see why everyone complains about the lack of e-cell support these ships give. Really limited on the cargo space for a e-cell support ship.

CDc

silentWitness · Post by **silentWitness** » Sun, 24. Sep 06, 02:32

It doesn't take five seconds to jump a TS in sector... I have a Superfreighter for just such an event as me getting pissed off at not having enough energy...

Dungeoncrawler · Post by **Dungeoncrawler** » Sun, 24. Sep 06, 03:11

silentWitness wrote:It doesn't take five seconds to jump a TS in sector... I have a Superfreighter for just such an event as me getting pissed off at not having enough energy...

That's true. Probably be the route I will go with. I have a hauler that sounds like it's just right for the job.

CDc

P.S. BTW...can I trade between ships if both are OOS?

Update: Found the Remote Transport Script

Update: Well, she's finally ready (Ellie). She's gunned with 8 BPPC's and 8 BHEPT for backup. Had her patrolling around Bluish Snout but no Xenon patrols yet.

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The Ellie is all mine...FINALLY

The Ellie is all mine...FINALLY