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Poisoned Paranid
Starting Ship(s): Demeter Hauler
Starting Equipment/Wares: 2x 25MJ Shield, IRE, 4x Figher Drone, Boost Extension, Duplex Scanner, Fight Command Software MK1, SETA, 7x Engine Tuning, 6x Rudder Optimisation and 1,501x Cargo Bay Extension
Starting Credits: 7,863
Start Locations: ,Preacher's Refuge or Heaven's Assertion
Starting Race Ranks: Argon -1, Boron 0, Paranid -3, Split 0, Teladi 0, Terran/ATF, Goner 0
Unlock Requirements: Beat the Tormented Teladi Retreiving Your Ship! mission successfully
Scenario Misson/Available Plots: Obtaining the Cure! and Commonwealth Main Plot when Argon Race Rank is +4, Terran Race Rank is <0 and the player is in Argon Sector 418
Fastest Unlock Method: Salvage missiles from the warzones for starting capital before using Stock Exchanges and stock market manipulation
Hints/Comments: The player starts in hostile territory with the quickest route to safety being the gate to their right (East). As the starting TS ship is slow it cannot outrun or outfight enemies so if military patrols, a Hyperion Vanguard, an M7M or just a lot of border patrol fighters spawns in the starting sector all the player can do is kiss their rear goodbye (up to 66% of starts). The starting scenario puts the player on a knife edge which causes a single hostile action against Paranid ships to send the player to -4 Paranid Race Rank that will send even any escort fighters into a homicidal frenzy in all sectors. If the player does not make a clean escape from the starting sector/has to use fighter drones then restart until docked safely at a station in the neighbouring sector. The starting ship has a good volume of cargo capacity enabling the player to trade on the way to the warzones. It is even possible to get on the Boron Stock exchange within 3 sectors of starting. Otherwise salvage missiles from the warzones for starting capital before using Stock Exchanges and eventually stock market manipulation. Due to the exponential growth of income and having 6x the time limit, the starting mission for this starting scenario is easier than the Tormented Teladi one. For completion of the mission the player gets an overtuned Hyperion Vanguard but such a ship can be created in any starting scenario using Pandora Tunings on a boarded Hyperion Vanguard.
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