28-04-2001 03:58									#1
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Can you guys please stop killing my Merchant Cruiser?

	28-04-2001 04:16									#2
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it's been ages since i killed anybody

	28-04-2001 06:54									#3
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This is the lesson I was force fed by MarkG (sorry Mark, couldn't resist) :

1. Park your ship in FEDERATION SPACE when you end your movement for the day.
2. Have the Maximum of Fighters (But only up to 100!).
3. And of course, make sure you have Shields.

(On a side note, I was in unclaimed space and even though I had 30 shields, Mark started that I had zero prior to his attack ... Is there something I should have done to "turn them on/raise shields" prior to quiting for the day? Or could non-human opponents have attacked my ship in such a way as to have destroyed all of my shields but still leave the ship with its full compliment of defensive fighters? - I would appreciate any insight concerning this, so I don't make the same fatal mistake twice )
[This message has been edited by Wittlich (edited April 27, 2001).]

	28-04-2001 07:22									#4
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First hand experience tells me to agree with Wittlich.

	28-04-2001 15:23									#6
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Hmmm... what about the Interdiction Cruiser?

	13-04-2002 01:33									#7
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Amusingly, rediculously, however you want to take it, the ISS does *not* have a combat computer. CorpFlag, Missile Frigate, and Battleship are the only ones in a default config, IIRC. This is one thing they really ought to disclose in the ship catalog. (Along with whether a ship can hold a holoscanner or not.)